Research on literacy development is increasingly making clear the centrality of oral
language to long‐term literacy development, with longitudinal studies revealing the …

Objectives: Language development is a multifaceted, dynamic process involving the
discovery of complex patterns, and the refinement of native language competencies in the …

Contingent interactions between caregivers and infants, in which caregivers respond
promptly and meaningfully to infants' behaviors, lay a foundation for language learning …

Language learning takes place in the context of social interactions, yet the mechanisms that
render social interactions useful for learning language remain unclear. This study focuses …

Since the mid-20th century, scientists have observed unique features in speech, facial
expression, and content directed to infants and toddlers in comparison to speech directed to …

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 …

Describes patterns of general communication development and of English specificity,
emphasizing individual patterns. This edition devotes more attention to individual …

The third edition of Life Span Human Development helps students gain a deeper
understanding of the many interacting forces affecting development from infancy, childhood …

First word learning should be difficult because any pairing of a word and scene presents the
learner with an infinite number of possible referents. Accordingly, theorists of children's rapid …

Infant-directed speech (IDS), compared with adult-directed speech (ADS), is characterized
by a slower rate, a higher fundamental frequency, greater pitch variations, longer pauses …