Research Methods in Child Language
A Practical Guide
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781444344011 | |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | July 28, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781444344011 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | July 28, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the methods researchers use to study child language, written by experienced scholars in the study of language development.
- Presents a comprehensive survey of laboratory and naturalistic techniques used in the study of different domains of language, age ranges, and populations, and explains the questions addressed by each technique
- Presents new research methods, such as the use of functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study the activity of the brain
- Expands on more traditional research methods such as collection, transcription, and coding of speech samples that have been transformed by new hardware and software
This is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the methods researchers use to study child language, written by experienced scholars in the study of language development.
- Presents a comprehensive survey of laboratory and naturalistic techniques used in the study of different domains of language, age ranges, and populations, and explains the questions addressed by each technique
- Presents new research methods, such as the use of functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to study the activity of the brain
- Expands on more traditional research methods such as collection, transcription, and coding of speech samples that have been transformed by new hardware and software
