The Development of Metalinguistic Abilities in Children

by David T. Hakes

Book Overview

Not very many years ago, it was common for language researchers and theorists to argue that language development was somehow special and separate from other aspects of development. It was a period when the "1 ittle 1 inguist" view of language development was common, and much discussion was devoted to develop- mental "linguistic universals," in contrast to more broadly defined cognitive universals. It seemed to me at the time (and still does) that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642677630
• ISBN13: 9783642677632
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"