Softcover academic book from the Applied Language Studies series edited by David Crystal and Keith Johnson. It is a guide to all aspects of the methodology of child language research, exploring naturalistic vs controlled observation, selection of research subjects, and data collection and analysis, bringing together contributions from psychology and linguistics, with a historical survey of child language research since 1970. The author, Tina Bennett-Kastor, is Associate Professor of English at Wichita State University, Kansas. Cover design by Blackbird Graphics. Condition: yellow card covers show some edge wear and light creasing; a used-book retailer barcode sticker (UsedVeryGood) is affixed to the back cover, partially covering the ISBN area. No dust jacket as issued.