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published by Penguin Books
From the moment the child first speaks- first
attaches a sound to an object or a person-
language plays a significant and central part in
his development. His speech is, of course, a
means of communication; and yet the stress in
this book is on the importance of speech, not
to his listeners, but to himself. It shows, for
example, that much of his behaviour consists in
doing what he has told himself to do; that the
world he sees and acts in is a world largely
called into existence by words of his own
speaking: that it is by speech, from infancy.
that man turns a habitat into an enviro nment.
Language and Learning is the outcome of James
Britton's attempts to understand, in the light of
many theories, observations and experiments.
and of his own first-hand experience as parent
and teacher, the observable behaviour of
children as they grow up.
'Parent and teacher alike will find the most
directly appealing material, as the theoretical
complexities of language acquisition and use
are patiently presented and most skilfully and
entertainingly illustrated with examples from
children's speech and writing'- Educational
Review