Taking an accessible and cross-linguistic approach, Understanding Child Language Acquisition introduces readers to the most important research on child language

Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here Presented with the latest thinking and research on how children acquire their first language, the read

In recent years the field has seen an increasing realisation that the full complexity of language acquisition demands theories that (a) explain how children int

Butler and Huang’s book is one of the first to focus on second language (L2) development research methods and techniques specifically targeted at children of

The remarkable way in which young children acquire language has long fascinated linguists and developmental psychologists alike. Language is a skill that we hav