Data from parent reports on 1,803 children-derived from a normative study of the MacArthur
Communicative Development Inventories (CDIs)-are used to describe the typical course and …

Although the neurobiology of autism has been studied for more than two decades, the
majority of these studies have examined brain structure 10, 20, or more years after the onset …

It is with renewed appreciation for the size of the task that I come to writing the present
chapter. The number of special issues of journals dedicated to im/politeness these days …

Will the United States have an educational caste system in 2030? Drawing on both
extensive demographic data and compelling case studies, this powerful book reveals the …

Rethinking Innateness asks the question," What does it really mean to say that a behavior is
innate?" The authors describe a new framework in which interactions, occurring at all levels …

" This book represents an integrative theory of cognitive development in infancy and early
childhood, emphasizing the important role that language plays in taking the 2-to 5-year-old …

This study evaluated the critical period hypothesis for second language (L2) acquisition. The
participants were 240 native speakers of Korean who differed according to age of arrival …

Like every other aspect of human development, language development is characterized by
variation. Historically this variation has been largely ignored by students of child language …

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 4th Edition, is a revised and updated edition of the
landmark text focusing on the development of brain and behaviour during infancy …

Previous investigations of the linguistic capacities of apes have focused on the ape's ability
to produce words, and there has been little concern for comprehension. By contrast, it is …