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Santrock Life-Span Development: A Topical Approach
Life-Span Development: A Topical Approach
John W. Santrock
Cognitive Processes and Development
Language Development

Chapter Outline

  1. WHAT IS LANGUAGE?
    1. Defining Language
    2. Language's Rule Systems
      1. Phonology
      2. Morphology
      3. Syntax
      4. Semantics
      5. Pragmatics
  2. BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES
    1. Biological Influences
      1. Biological Evolution
      2. The Brain's Role in Language
      3. Biological Prewiring
      4. Is There a Critical Period for Learning Language?
    2. Behavioral and Environmental Influences
    3. An Interactionist View of Language
  3. HOW LANGUAGE DEVELOPS
    1. Infancy
      1. Earliest Communications
      2. Receptive Vocabulary
      3. One-Word Utterances
      4. Two-Word Utterances
      5. Mean Length of Utterance (MLU)
    2. Early Childhood
      1. Rule Systems
        1. Phonology
        2. Morphology
        3. Syntax
        4. Semantics
        5. Pragmatics
      2. Overview of Early Language Development
    3. Middle and Late Childhood
      1. Vocabulary and Grammar
      2. Reading
      3. Writing
      4. Bilingual Education
    4. Adolescence
    5. Adulthood and Aging








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