Author: Jusczyk, Peter W.
Title: The Discovery of Spoken Language
Description: Cambridge [MA], MIT Press, (1998). orig. cloth. 23x15cm, xii,314 pp, Series: Language, Speech, Communication.. Textual Diagram. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper. ¶ Contents: Surveying the Terrain; A Brief Historical Perspective on Language Acquisition Research; Early Research on Speech Perception; How Speech Perception Develops during the First Year; The Role of Memory and Attentional Processes in the Development of Speech Perception; How Attention to Sound Properties May Facilitate Learning Other Elements of Linguistic Organization; Relating Perception to Production; Wrapping Things Up; Appendix: Methodology Used in Studies of Infant Speech Perception.

Keywords: Language Acquisition, Speech Perception, Newborn Infants, Psychology, Psycholinguistics, Linguistics, , ,