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Research Methods in Child Language: A Practical Guide
Contributor(s): Hoff, Erika (Editor)
ISBN: 1444331256     ISBN-13: 9781444331257
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $60.75  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
Dewey: 401.93
LCCN: 2011009298
Series: Guides to Research Methods in Language and Linguistics (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.66" W x 9.85" (1.52 lbs) 380 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
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