The Transition from Infancy to Language: Acquiring the Power of Expression
Author: Lois Bloom
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Paperback:
ISBN 10: 0521483794
ISBN 13: 978-0521483797
In this important volume, Lois Bloom brings together her original theoretical and empirical work on early lexical development. She examines the expressive power children acquire as they begin to talk and analyzes their cognitive development, affect expression, and the social context for making the transition from prelinguistic expression to the expression of contents of mind.
Review
"...its thoroughness and its elegant intertwining of empirical results and theoretical arguments make it essential reading for graduate students and faculty in the field of first language acquisition and in any relevant subfields of psychology, philosophy, and education." L. Bebout, Choice
"...proposes an interactive model of language development--interactive in her scheme both because the child's situation in a social context is essential and because language development is essentially related to cognitive and affective capacities....an important step forward in the attempt to account for early word learning from the perspective of real children faced with the task of acquiring and using a language." Marilyn Shatz, Science
"...its thoroughness and its elegant intertwining of empirical results and theoretical arguments make it essential reading for graduate students and faculty in the field of first language acquisition and in any relevant subfields of psychology, philosophy, and education." L. Bebout, Choice
"...the latest contribution from a distinguished scholar." TES
Book Description
Bringing together original theoretical and empirical work on early lexical development, this text examines the expressive power children acquire as they begin to talk. It analyzes cognitive development, affect expression and the social context for making the transition from prelinguistic expression.
