The Development of Language
by Jean Berko Gleason, Nan Bernstein Ratner
10th Edition
Publisher: Plural Publishing, Inc.
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781635504262 |
| eText ISBN | 9781635504286 |
| Publisher | Plural Publishing, Inc. |
| Publishing Year | 2024 |
| Edition | 10th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 444 |
The Development of Language, 10th Edition, by Jean Berko Gleason and Nan Bernstein Ratner, is a 444-page textbook from Plural Publishing, Inc. that presents a comprehensive overview of child language acquisition. The text supports academic instruction for students, speech-language pathologists, clinicians, educators, and course instructors studying human communication.
The content traces foundational stages from early infant communication through phonological development, semantic acquisition, syntax, and morphology in the preschool years. Advanced units cover communicative competence in social contexts, theoretical approaches to acquisition, individual variation, atypical language development, bilingualism, and school-age literacy.
Updates in this tenth edition include restructured chapters, updated figures and photos, and consolidated end-of-chapter references. These structural refinements help organize complex theoretical frameworks and clinical observations into accessible units for academic study.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Development of Language: An Overview and a Preview
- • Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- • An Overview of the Course of Language Development
- • Atypical Language Development
- • The Structure of Language: Learning the System
- • The Biological Bases of Language
- • The Study of Language Development
- • Summary
- • References
- • Suggested projects
Chapter 2: Communication Development in Infancy
- • Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- • The Social Context of the Preverbal Infant
- • Perceptual “Tuning” to Speech
- • The Expression of Communicative Intent Before Speech
- • Variation in Learning to Communicate
- • Summary
- • Suggested projects
- • References
Chapter 3: Phonological Development: Learning Sounds and Sound Patterns
- • Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- • English Speech Sounds and Sound Patterns
- • Production: The Prelinguistic Period
- • Learning to Make Words
- • Learning to Pronounce
- • Phonological Development: Norms and Measures
- • When Speech Sound Development is Difficult
- • The Acquisition of English Morphophonology
- • Parents’ Role in Phonological Development
- • Phonological Awareness and Reading Readiness
- • Language Variation in the United States: Languages, Dialects and Speech Styles
- • Child Phonology Problems
- • Summary
- • Suggested Projects
- • Web Resources
- • References
Chapter 4: Semantic Development: Learning the Meanings of Words
- • Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- • The Relations Between Words and Their Meanings
- • Theoretical Perspectives on Semantic Development
- • The Study of Early Semantic Development
- • How Adult Speech Influences Children’s Semantic Development
- • Individual Differences in Vocabulary Development: Home and School Factors
- • Vocabulary Development and Assessment in Bilingual Children
- • Later Semantic Development
- • Connections Between Research and Practice
- • Metalinguistic Development
- • Summary
- • Suggested Projects
- • References
Chapter 5: Putting Words Together: Comprehension and Production of Morphology and Syntax in the Preschool Years
- • Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- • Methods of Investigationg Children's Comprehension of Multiword Utterances
- • Methods of Investigating Children's Production of Multiword Utterances: Examining Spontaneous Speech
- • Entering the Complex Linguistic System
- • Two-Word Utterances
- • The Nature of Syntactic Rules
- • Measuring Syntactic Growth
- • Mean Length of Utterance (MLU): Advantages and Considerations
- • Developing Specific Grammatical Morphemes
- • Different Sentence Modalities
- • Later Developments in Preschoolers
- • Beyond the Preschool Years
- • Knowledge Versus Processing
- • Summary
- • Suggested Projects
- • References
Chapter 6: Language in Social Contexts: Development of Communicative Competence
- • Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- • Language in Social Contexts
- • The Challenge of Acquiring Communicative Competence
- • How Do Children Acquire Communicative Competence?
- • When Exhibiting Communicative Competence is Difficult
- • Why Does Communicative Competence Matter?
- • Summary
- • Suggested Projects
- • References
Chapter 7: Theoretical Approaches to Language Acquisition
- • Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- • Distinguishing Features of Theoretical Approaches
- • Classic Behavioral Approaches
- • Linguistic Approaches
- • Language Acquisition Device (LAD) and Development
- • Interactionist Approaches
- • Information-Processing Approach
- • Social Interaction Approach
- • Gestural and Usage-Based Approach
- • Usage-Based Theory
- • Summary
- • Suggested Projects
- • References
Chapter 8: Variation in Language Development: Implications for Research and Theory
- • Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- • The History of Variation in Child Language Research
- • Variation in Early Words
- • Segmenting the Speech Stream
- • Variation in Early Sentences
- • Stability of Style Across Words and Sentences
- • Sources of Variation
- • Context: The Interaction of Child, Caregiver and Language
- • Implications of Variation for Theories of Language Acquisition
- • Summary
- • Suggested Projects
- • References
Chapter 9: Atypical Language Development
- • Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- • Why Should We Study Atypical Development?
- • What Causes Atypical Language Development?
- • Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
- • Special Considerations for Special Populations
- • Severe Hearing Impairment
- • Intellectual Disability
- • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- • Atypical Speech Development
- • Evaluation of Suspected Speech and Language Disorders in Children
- • Summary
- • Suggested Projects
- • References
Chapter 10: Language and Literacy in the School Years
- • Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- • Learning to Share Oral Stories
- • Gaining Awareness of Language
- • Learning to Read
- • When Learning to Read Is Difficult
- • Learning to Write
- • Summary
- • Suggested Projects
- • References
Chapter 11: Bilingual Language Development
- • Learning Objectives and Outcomes
- • Perspectives on Bilingual Language Development
- • Key Questions in Bilingual Language Development
- • When Learning a Second Language Is Difficult
- • Summary
- • Suggested Projects
- • References
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