sociolinguistics social influences vocal development social influences vocal development isbn 0521 49526 1 hardback 7 1 2 x 9 3 4 362 pp charles snowdon ed university wisconsin madison pub date 3 28 97 publisher cambridge university press 90 song language require speciesspecific stimulation sensitive period development well subsequent practice subsong plastic song birds babbling infant humans leads development characteristic vocalizations species book illustrates social interactions development shape vocal learning extend sensitive period beyond infancy social companions induce flexibility even adulthood book shows social companions wide range species including birds humans well cetaceans nonhuman primates play important roles shaping vocal production well comprehension appropriate use vocal communication contents 1 introduction c snowdon amp hausberger 2 social interaction sensitive phases song learning critical review nelson 3 social interaction vocal development birds l f baptista amp l l gaunt 4 building social agenda study bird song j west p king amp freeberg 5 field observations experimental design time place learning bird songs r b payne amp l l payne 6 vocal learning wild domesticated zebra finches signature cues kin recognition epiphenomena r zann 7 birds complex social relationships tell us vocal learning vocal sharing avian groups e brown amp farabaugh 8 social influences song acquisition sharing european starling sturnus vulgaris hausberger 9 social influences acquisition humanbased codes parrots nonhuman primates pepperberg 10 vocal learning captive bottlenose dolphins comparison humans nonhuman animals b mccowan amp reiss 11 vocal learning cetaceans p l tyack amp l sayigh 12 social influences vocal development new world primates c snowdon elowson amp r roush 13 general features vocal development nonhuman primates r seyfarth amp l cheney 14 social influences vocal learning human nonhuman primates j l locke amp c snow 15 resilience language humans goldin meadow 16 reciprocal interactions development communication language parents children annick jouanjean l anto dquot ene 17 crafting activities building social organization language girls boys groups harness goodwin order info http www cup org order html interaction development mind j wootton university york interaction development mind isbn 0521 57341 6 hardback 5 1 2 x 8 1 2 230 pp pub date 4 13 97 publisher cambridge university press 54 95 study identifies key mechanisms young child operates external knowledge immediate social context central child capacity draw discoursebased understandings become evident prior interaction contrast studies analyze development different headings language emotions cognition tony wootton links aspects examination state understanding exists given moment interaction result distinctive social constructionist approach children development contents 1 overview arguments procedures 2 requesting 1224 months overview 3 imperatives sequential knowledge 4 distressing incidents 5 emergence two request forms 6 general skills involved early requesting order info http www cup org order html language shift cultural reproduction socialization self syncretism papua new guinea village kulick stockholm university language shift cultural reproduction socialization self syncretism papua new guinea village isbn 0521 59926 1 paperback 6 x 9 335 pp pub date 4 28 97 publisher cambridge university press 24 95 kulick book anthropological study language cultural change among small group people living sepik region papua new guinea examines villagers gapun abandoning vernacular favor tok pisin widely spoken language papua new guinea despite attachment language source identity tie lands draws examination village language socialization process marshall sahlins ideas structure event order info http www cup org order html