Romaine, Suzanne, 1951-

The language of children and adolescents : the acquisition of communicative competence / Suzanne Romaine. - Oxford : Basil Blackwell, 1984. - 297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Language in society ; no. 7 . - Language in society ; no. 7 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 272-294) and index.


Language acquisition.
Sociolinguistics.
Communicative competence.