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I. Fundamentals of language acquisition research -- II. Experimental and observational methods in language acquisition research -- III. Managing and interpreting speech data -- IV. Special considerations in language acquisition research.;"Language acquisition research is challenging the intricate behavioral and cognitive foundations of speech are difficult to measure objectively. The audible components of speech, however, are quantifiable and thus provide crucial data. This practical guide synthesizes the authors' decades of experience into a comprehensive set of tools that will allow students and early career researchers in the field to design and conduct rigorous studies that produce reliable and valid speech data and interpretations. The authors thoroughly review specific techniques for obtaining qualitative and quantitative speech data, including how to tailor the testing environments for optimal results. They explore observational tasks for collecting natural speech and experimental tasks for eliciting specific types of speech. Language comprehension tasks are also reviewed so researchers can study participants' interpretations of speech and conceptualizations of grammar. Most

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Author

Lust, Barbara ;Blume, Maria

Publisher

De Gruyter Mouton : American Psychological Association

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9783110415605

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Linguistics, Language Learning, Literary Fiction