Download or read book Metalinguistic Development written by Jean Émile Gombert and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1992-08 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews and analyzes what is known about metacognitive processes in relation to language. Each of its seven chapters deals systematically with the relationship between the comprehension and production of the phonetic, syntactic, semantic, pragmatic, and textual aspects of language. This material is then related to the metacognitive principles which govern reflective awareness. A concluding chapter deals with written language and metalinguistics. --From publisher's description.