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Language of Early Childhood

MAK Halliday author Jonathan J Webster editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:20th Jan '06

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For nearly half a century, Professor M. A. K. Halliday has been enriching the discipline of linguistics with his keen insights into the social semiotic phenomenon we call language. This ten-volume series presents the seminal works of Professor Halliday. This fourth volume contains sixteen papers that look at the development of early childhood language. They are presented in three parts: infancy and protolanguage; the transition from child tongue to mother tongue; and early language and learning. The sociolinguistic account of the early development of the mother tongue presented by Professor Halliday is based on his intensive study of the language of one particular child, Nigel, for the period from nine- to eighteen months. The complete 'Nigel Transcripts' are included as a CD with this volume.

ISBN: 9780826488251

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 656g

430 pages