Research methods in child language : a practical guide /
This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the methods researchers use to study child language, written by experienced scholars in the study of language development. Presents a comprehensive survey of laboratory and naturalistic techniques used in the study of different domains of language, age...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2012.
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| Series: | Guides to research methods in language and linguistics ;
2. Wiley Online Library. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the methods researchers use to study child language, written by experienced scholars in the study of language development. Presents a comprehensive survey of laboratory and naturalistic techniques used in the study of different domains of language, age ranges, and populations, and explains the questions addressed by each technique; Presents new research methods, such as the use of functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study the activity of the brain; Expands on more traditional research methods such as collection, transcription, and coding of speech samples that have been transformed by new hardware and software. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 362 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of color plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1444344005 (electronic bk.) 144434403X (electronic bk.) 9781444344004 (electronic bk.) 9781444344035 (electronic bk.) |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781444344035 |