Synopses & Reviews
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. >
Synopsis
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.