Language Development Over the Lifespan

Language Development Over The Lifespan Is Intended As A Reference Resource For Those Conducting Research On Language Development And The Aging Process, And As A Supplementary Textbook For Ma Courses In Applied Linguistics/ Bilingualism Programs (in Schools Of Education And Liberal Arts) That Focus On Language Attrition/aging And Adult Literacy Development In Second Languages. It Offers An Integrative Approach To Language Development That Examines Changes In Language Over A Lifetime, Organized By Different Theoretical Perspectives, Which Are Presented By Well-known International Scholars.--book Jacket. First And Second Language Development From A Ug Perspective / Sharon Unsworth -- First Language Acquisition From A Usage-based Perspective / Heike Behrens -- A Comprehensive Dynamic Systems Theory Of Language Development / Paul Van Geert -- Lifespan Development Of The L2 As An Intellectualization Process : An Ontogenetic Sociocultural Theory Perspective / Maria C.m. De Guerrero -- A Dynamic View Of Second Language Development Across The Lifespan / Wander Lowie, Marjolijn Verspoor, & Kees De Bot -- Bilinguals With Primary Language Impairment / Kathryn Kohnert -- L1 Attrition Across The Lifespan / Monika S. Schmid -- The Development Of Gesture / Marion Tellier -- The Development Of Sign Language / Deborah Chen Pichler -- Longitudinal Designs In Studies Of Multilingualism / Robert W. Schrauf -- The Role Of Working Memory In Language Development Over The Lifespan / Susan Kemper -- The Development Of Neural Substrates Of Language Over The Lifespan / Arturo Hernandez, Merrill Hiscock, & Elizabeth A. Bates. Edited By Kees De Bot And Robert W. Schrauf. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

language Development Over The Lifespan Is A Reference Resource For Those Conducting Research On Language Development And The Aging Process, And A Supplementary Textbook For Courses In Applied Linguistics/bilingualism Programs That Focus On Language Attrition/aging And Adult Literacy Development In Second Languages. It Offers An Integrative Approach To Language Development That Examines Changes In Language Over A Lifetime, Organized By Different Theoretical Perspectives, Which Are Presented By Well-known International Scholars.

Language Development Over the Lifespan is a reference resource for those conducting research on language development and the aging process, and a supplementary textbook for courses in applied linguistics/bilingualism programs that focus on language attrition/aging and adult literacy development in second languages. It offers an integrative approach to language development that examines changes in language over a lifetime, organized by different theoretical perspectives, which are presented by well-known international scholars.