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Metalinguistic Awareness in Children : Theory, Research, and Implications

William E. Tunmer, Chris Pratt, Michael L. Herriman, Judith A. Bowey

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I General Considerations.- 1.1 The Development of Metalinguistic Awarenes: An Introduction.- 1.2 The Development of Metalinguistic Awareness: A Conceptual Overview.- 1.3 The Development of Metalinguistic Awareness: A Methodological Overview.- II Emergence of Metalinguistic Abilities.- 2.1 Phonological Awareness in Children.- 2.2 Word Awareness in Children.- 2.3 Syntactic Awareness in Children.- 2.4 Pragmatic Awareness in Children.- III Related Issues.- 3.1 Metalinguistic Awareness and Cognitive Development.- 3.2 Metalinguistic Awareness and Reading Acquisition.- 3.3 Metalinguistic Awareness and Bilingualism.- 3.4 Metalinguistic Awareness and Education.- References.- Author Index.

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Key concepts: Metalinguistic awareness, Metalinguistics, Psychology, Phonological awareness, Reading (process), Metalanguage, Linguistics, Literacy