Essential study guides for the future linguist. Language Development is
an introduction to how we learn to speak, read and write. It is suitable
for advanced level students and beyond. Written with input from the
Cambridge English Corpus, it considers the theoretical approaches to
language development from early childhood to teenager. Language
Development explores the lifelong process of learning a language, as
well as the social factors that affect it. Using activities to help
explain analysis methods, this book guides students through major modern
issues and concepts. It summarises key concerns and modern findings,
while providing inspiration for language investigations and non-examined
assessments (NEAs) with research suggestions.