International Handbook of Language Acquisition

Jessica S. Horst is a Reader in Developmental Psychology at the University of Sussex. Janne von Koss Torkildsen is Professor in speech-language pathology at the University of Oslo.

• Preface SECTION 1: Foundations of Language AcquisitionChapter 1: Research on first language acquisition: A brief historyEve V. Clark, Stanford University, USAChapter 2: The neural bases of language acquisitionAngela Friederici, Max-Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, GermanyJens Brauer, Max-Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, GermanyChapter 3: The genetics of language acquisitionHayley S. Mountford, Oxford Brookes University, UKDianne F. Newbury, Oxford Brookes University, UKChapter 4: Statistical learning approaches to studying language developmentRyan A. Cannistraci, University of Tennessee, USARodrigo Dal Ben, Federal University of São Carlos, BrazilFerhat Karaman, University of Tennessee, USASara Parvanezadeh Esfahani, University of Tennessee, USAJessica F. Hay, University of Tennessee, USAChapter 5: Computational and robotic models of early language development: A reviewPierre-Yves Oudeyer, Inria and Ensta ParisTech, FranceGeorge Kachergis, Stanford University, USAWilliam Schueller, Inria and University of Bordeaux, FranceChapter 6: Building the foundations of language: Mechanisms of curiosity-driven learningKatherine E. Twomey, University of Manchester, UKGert Westermann, Lancaster University, UKChapter 7: Visual objects as they are encountered by young language learners Hanako Yoshida, University of Houston, USACaitlin Fausey, University of Oregon, USAChapter 8: A role for sleep in understanding language acquisitionRebecca Gómez, University of Arizona, USAKatherine Esterline, University of Arizona, USASECTION 2: Dimensions of Language LearningChapter 9: Speech perception and discrimination: From sounds to wordsCaroline Junge, Utrecht University, the NetherlandsNatalie Boll-Avetisyan, University of Potsdam, Germany Titia Benders, Macquarie University, AustraliaChapter 10: Advances in early speech production: Interactions with maturation, perception and learningMarilyn Vihman, University of York, UKChapter 11: Learning, recognizing and extending the meanings of wordsLynn K. Perry, University of Miami, USAJessica S. Horst, University of Sussex, UKChapter 12: Learning language from the use of gesturesKatharina J. Rohlfing, University of Paderborn, GermanyChapter 13: Pragmatic development: Learning to use language to communicateIngrid Lossius Falkum, University of Oslo, Norway Chapter 14: The role of input on syntax and morphology acquisition: Evidence from productionAmanda Owen Van Horne, University of Delaware, USAChapter 15: Learning language is learning typology: Acquisition of argument structure and relative clauses in typologically diverse languagesDeniz Özkan, Koç University, TurkeyBerna A. Uzundag, Koç University, TurkeyAylin C. Küntay, Koç University, TurkeyChapter 16: Language development in simultaneous bilinguals: The early yearsFred Genesee, McGill University, CanadaSECTION 3: Individual Differences in Language DevelopmentChapter 17: Individual differences in language acquisitionCourtenay Norbury, University College London, UKChapter 18: Developmental language disorderJ. Bruce Tomblin, University of Iowa, USAChapter 19: Speech sound disorders in childrenSharynne McLeod, Charles Stuart University, AustraliaSarah Masso, University of Sydney, AustraliaChapter 20: Language abilities and language growth in children with hearing lossTeresa Y. C. Ching, National Acoustic Laboratories, AustraliaLinda Cupples, Macquarie University, AustraliaVicky W. Zhang, National Acoustic Laboratories, AustraliaChapter 21: Language acquisition in children with autism spectrum disorderCalum Hartley, Lancaster University, UKSECTION 4: Language Development in Everyday SituationsChapter 22: Young children’s word learning through overhearing: Next steps Nameera Akhtar University of California, Santa Cruz, USAJackson Tolins University of California, Santa Cruz, USAJean E. Fox Tree University of California, Santa Cruz, USAChapter 23: Learning language in the context of playCatherine S. Tamis-LeMonda, New York University, USAJacob Schatz, New York University, USAChapter 24: Learning language from booksElaine Reese, University of Otago, New ZealandChapter 25: Using digital media to support language learning in early childhoodGabrielle Strouse, University of South Dakota, USAChapter 26: The co-development of vocabulary and reading comprehensionRichard K. Wagner, Florida State University and Florida Center for Reading Research, USAJamie M. Quinn. Florida State University and Florida Center for Reading Research, USAChapter 27: The early steps in becoming a writer: Enabling participation in a literate worldRui A. Alves. University of Porto, PortugalGlossary