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The communicative competence of young children

by Susan H. Foster-Cohen

Language acquisitionCommunicative competence in childrenLanguageChildrenKommunikative KompetenzCompetence de communication chez l'enfantKleinkindLangage

How children first acquire language is one of the central issues in linguistics. This book draws on a wide range of research, including work in developmental psychology, anthropology and sociology, to explore the processes behind child language acquisition to the preschool period.

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Book data: Open Library