Early Language Development in Full-Term and Premature Infants (Paperback)

Contents: Preface. The Study. Measures of Development. From the Beginnings: The First Year. The Development of a First Lexicon: The Second Year. The Development of Expertise: The Third Year. Mother-Child Communication Interaction. Summary and Implications. Appendices: Parents' Lexical Diary -- Description and Coding Materials. Multiword Comprehension Test. Definitions of Semantic Categories. Functions of Language in Mother's Speech. Three-Part Comprehension Test. Speech Discrimination. Vocal Turntaking -- Transcription Rules. Measurement and Coding Rules of Speech. Mother's Requests for Nonverbal Action Coding Sheet.