(Ebook) Phonological Development: The First Two Years by Marilyn May Vihman ISBN 9781118342794, 1118342798

(Ebook) Phonological Development: The First Two Years by Marilyn May Vihman ISBN 9781118342794, 1118342798

Drawing on major research developments in the field, Vihman hasupdated and extensively revised the 1996 edition of her classictext to provide a thorough and stimulating overview of currentstudies of child production and perception and early wordlearning. * Offers a full survey of the thinking on how babies developphonological knowledge * Provides a much needed update on the field one in whichthis book remains unique, and in which there have also beendramatic developments since the publication of the firstedition * Surveys what has been learned about phonological developmentand raises questions for further study * The only book that includes balanced treatment of research inperception and production and attempts a synthesis of these fields,which have generally developed in isolation from one another * Includes a new chapter providing an overview of communicativeand attentional development, as well as perceptual and vocaldevelopment, in the first 18 months, with additional focus on bothimplicit and explicit learning mechanisms