Language Acquisition: The Growth of Grammar
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- Synopsis
- This text provides a comprehensive introduction to current thinking on language acquisition. Following an introductory chapter that discusses the foundations of linguistic inquiry, the book covers the acquisition of specific aspects of language from birth to about age 6. Topics include the language abilities of newborns, the acquisition of phonological properties of language, the lexicon, syntax, pronoun and sentence interpretation, control structures, specific language impairments, and the relationship between language and other cognitive functions. At the conclusion of each chapter are a summary of the material covered, a list of keywords, study questions, and exercises. The book, which adopts the perspective of Chomskyan Universal Generative Grammar throughout, assumes a familiarity with basic concepts of linguistic theory.
- Copyright:
- 2002
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 479 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780262072229
- Publisher:
- MIT Press
- Date of Addition:
- 01/30/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Textbooks, Psychology, Language Arts
- Grade Levels:
- College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
- Submitted By:
- 170
- Proofread By:
- 170
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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