Listen to Your Child: A Parent's Guide to Children's Language

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Listen to Your Child: A Parent's Guide to Children's Language
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Crystal
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:272
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenrePsycholinguistics
Child care and upbringing
ISBN/Barcode 9780140110159
ClassificationsDewey:401.9
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date 26 January 1989
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Learning to talk is probably the greatest milestone in a child's development, a deeply moving and often hilarious experience for all parents. It is also a process which has been intensively studied by psychologists and linguists in recent years; this charming an informative book by one of Britain's best known writers on linguistics shows us what they have discovered.

Author Biography

David Crystal is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. He has published over 90 books, and was awarded the OBE for services to the English language in 1995. He is also the editor of The New Penguin Factfinder and author of How Language Works. He lives in Holyhead, Anglesey.