The notion of language socialization developed in this article concerns two major areas of
socialization: socialization through the use of language and socialization to use language …

We review research evidence on the emergence and development of active “self-and-other”
awareness in infancy, and examine the importance of its motives and emotions to mental …

¿ Cómo se entabla la interacción discursiva entre distintas personas?¿ Cómo hablan entre
sí los miembros de diversos grupos y cómo se comunican con gente que pertenece a otros …

Progress in psychological science can be limited by a number of factors, not least of which
are the starting assumptions of scientists themselves. We believe that some influential …

Earlier autism diagnosis, the importance of early intervention, and development of specific
interventions for young children have contributed to the emergence of similar, empirically …

This book examines the relationship between media and medicine, considering the
fundamental role of news coverage in constructing wider cultural understandings of health …

Teun van Dijk is one of the founders of Critical Discourse Studies and this collection brings
together some of his most important writing, framed by new introductory material. He …

This book relates language testing practice to current views of communicative language
teaching and testing. It builds on the theoretical background expounded in Bachman's …

In this groundbreaking book, Michael Tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based
theory of language acquisition. Drawing together a vast body of empirical research in …

Understanding Second Language Acquisition is a thorough and careful synthesis of current
research in second language acquisition (SLA). While generally intended for students taking …