TY - BOOK AU - Bavin, Edith Laura. TI - The Cambridge handbook of child language SN - 9780521883375 AV - P 118 .C144 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Children KW - Language acquisition KW - Language arts (Early childhood) KW - Verbal ability in children N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - bilingualism; pre-linguistic development, and topics in semantic, pragmatic, and narrative development; sign languages; specific language impairment, autism, Down syndrome and William syndrome; the crosslinguistic study of language acquisition; The handbook provides information on language acquisition and development. It covers a wider range of subjects with chapters covering both theories and methods in child language research, and tracing the development of language from prelinguistic infancy to teenager. Drawing on both established and more recent research, the Handbook surveys statistical learning ER -