An experiment in first language acquisition : a case study of a Malaysian Indian child acquiring English

This academic exercise has been written in five chapters. Chapter one, the introduction, sets out to give the reader a brief outline on the aim of this study, the procedure used for data collection and an introductory account on the methodology used.Chapter two provides a review of the literature of...

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Main Author: Cheong, Thye Yuen
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti sains malaysia 1983
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/55242/
http://eprints.usm.my/55242/1/CHEONG%20THYE%20YUENFRONTPAGES.pdf
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Summary:This academic exercise has been written in five chapters. Chapter one, the introduction, sets out to give the reader a brief outline on the aim of this study, the procedure used for data collection and an introductory account on the methodology used.Chapter two provides a review of the literature of child language acquisition commencing from sources of interest in child language learning to the earliest stage - babbling,to the language comprehension stage (18 months). The chapter ends with a view of theories of first language acquisition.