The language of early childhood

Author(s)

• Halliday, M. A. K. (Michael Alexander Kirkwood)
• Webster, Jonathan

Bibliographic Information

The language of early childhood

M.A.K. Halliday ; edited by Jonathan Webster

（Collected works of M.A.K. Halliday, v. 4）

Continuum, 2004, c2003

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 373-381) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780826458704

Description

The Language of Early Childhood is the fourth volume in the collected works of Professor M.A.K. Halliday. Eighteen papers looking at the development of early childhood language are presented over three sections: infancy and protolanguage; transition from childhood tongue to mother tongue; early language and learning. The sociolinguistic account of the early development of the mother tongue presented in Professor Halliday's works is based on his intensive study of the language of one particular child, Nigel, for the period from nine to eighteen months. The complete 'Nigel Transcripts' will also be included on CD with this volume.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Infancy and protolanguage Editor's Introduction 1 Representing the child as semiotic being: meaning and moving in the earliest months of life 2 Learning how to mean 3 Early language learning: a sociolinguistic approach 4 A sociosemiotic perspective on language development 5 One child's protolanguage 6 Meaning and the construction of reality in early childhood 7 The ontogenesis of dialogue Part 2 Transition from child tongue to mother tongue Editor's Introduction 8 Into the adult language 9 On the development of texture in child language 10 The contribution of developmental linguistics to the interpretation of language as a system 11 On the transition from child tongue to mother tongue 12 Language as code and language as behaviour: a systemic-functional interpretation of the nature and ontogenesis of dialogue 13 The place of dialogue in childen's construction of meaning Part 3 Early language and learning Editor's Introduction 14 Relevant models of language 15 The social context of language development 16 Three aspects of children's language development: learning language, learning through language, learning about language 17 Towards a language-based theory of learning 18 Grammar and the construction of educational knowledge

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780826488251

Description

For nearly half a century, Professor M. A. K. Halliday has been enriching the discipline of linguistics with his keen insights into the social semiotic phenomenon we call language. This ten-volume series presents the seminal works of Professor Halliday. This fourth volume contains sixteen papers that look at the development of early childhood language. They are presented in three parts: infancy and protolanguage; the transition from child tongue to mother tongue; and early language and learning. The sociolinguistic account of the early development of the mother tongue presented by Professor Halliday is based on his intensive study of the language of one particular child, Nigel, for the period from nine- to eighteen months. The complete 'Nigel Transcripts' are included as a CD with this volume.

Table of Contents

• Part One: Infancy and Protolanguage
• 1. Representing the Child as a Semiotic Being
• 2. Learning How to Mean
• 3. Early Language Learning: A Sociolinguistic Approach
• 4. A Sociosemiotic Perspective on Language Development
• 5. Meaning and the Construction of Reality in Early Childhood
• 6. The Ontogenesis of Dialogue
• Part Two: Transition from Child Tongue to Mother Tongue
• 7. Into the Adult Language
• 8. The Contribution of Developmental Linguistics to the Interpretation of Language as a System
• 9. On the Transition from Child Tongue to Mother Tongue
• 10. A Systemic-Functional Interpretation of the Nature and Ontogenesis of Dialogue
• 11. The Place of Dialogue in Children's Construction of Meaning
• Part Three: Early Language and Learning
• 12. Relevant Models of Language
• 13. The Social Context of Language Development
• 14. Three Aspects of Children's Language Development: Learning Language, Learning through Language, Learning about Language
• 15. Towards a Language-Based Theory of Learning
• 16. Grammar and the Construction of Educational Knowledge.

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Details

• NCID: BA65946850
• ISBN:
  • 082645870X
  • 0826488250
• LCCN: 2003043955
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 415 p.
• Size: 24 cm.
• Attached Material: 1 CD-ROM
• Classification:
  • LCC : P118
  • DC21 : 401/.93
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Language acquisition
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA58724994