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Communication Development During Infancy by Lauren B. Adamson
During infancy, children master the rudiments of communication, including the intricacies of social interaction. This work explores the pre-verbal domain of the infant, tracing children's developmental path from birth to the third year, providing an integrative view of their accomplishments.The preverbal domain of the infant is explored in this highly readable, fascinating account from Adamson. Her discussions of the effects of adult speech, a newborns expressions, and the first stirrings of language provide insight into how children learn to communicate. Appropriate for developmental psychology, education, and communication, the book will also appeal to professionals in speech language pathology and pediatrics. }During infancy, children master the rudiments of communication, including the intricacies of social interaction and the complexities of emotional, gestural, and symbolic expression. This book traces childrens developmental path from birth through the third year of life, providing an integrative view of their multifaceted accomplishments.Drawing on the theories of Piaget, Werner, and Vygotsky, Adamson constructs a frame for drawing together the vast literature on infants perception, cognition, expression, and social relationships as related to early communication. The author reviews four normative phases of communication along the developmental path between infants first intense moments of interpersonal sharing and their sustained, language-filled dialogues about objects and events. At each phase, she considers the infant as an expressive and a receptive communicator, the caregivers role as a communicative partner, the dyadic structure of communicative interactions, and how atypical conditions such as prematurity, deafness, maternal depression, and autism affect the developing communication system.This book should serve as a valuable text for advanced courses in developmental psychology, infancy, and language acquisition. It will also provide students and professionals in psychology, education, communication, and pediatrics with a well-documented overview of an exciting area of contemporary developmental research. } |
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| Author(s) : Lauren B. Adamson | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0813330114 | ISBN-13 : 9780813330112 |
| RRP : £21.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Developmental Psychology S.
Country Publication : United States
Publication Date : 05/01/1996
Publisher : The Perseus Books Group
Page Length : 256mm
Page Size : 230mm