Talking Baby

This book starts by describing a baby’s language development alongside their physical development in the first 18 months. It then discusses play—the way young children learn. It also explores childrens' very early acquisition of words, and how they use them, and it covers the exciting development when a child can put two words together and talk about more complicated things. Lastly it looks at the variety in children’s progress with language which can involve particular stages, such as saying "no" and asking lots of questions. The end of every chapter offers a summary of tips for parents.

"Scientifically-informed and yet utterly accessible, Talking Baby is a celebration of child language acquisition. It will be a welcome and fun read for anyone with young children in their life." —Dr. Alexandra D'Arcy, Associate Professor & Director, Department of Linguistics, University of Victoria

“This commendable title provides exactly what parents need without becoming bogged down in research and academics.” —Library Journal

Margaret Maclagan has been a lecturer in child language development and language analysis for more than three decades. Anne Buckley is a former speech-language therapist and a medical writer and editor.