Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xix, 389 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511803413
Series Statement:
Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
Content:
The remarkable way in which young children acquire language has long fascinated linguists and developmental psychologists alike. Language is a skill that we have essentially mastered by the age of three, and with incredible ease and speed, despite the complexity of the task. This accessible textbook introduces the field of child language acquisition, exploring language development from birth. Setting out the key theoretical debates, it considers questions such as what characteristics of the human mind make it possible to acquire language; how far acquisition is biologically programmed and how far it is influenced by our environment; what makes second language learning (in adulthood) different from first language acquisition; and whether the specific stages in language development are universal across languages. Clear and comprehensive, it is set to become a key text for all courses in child language acquisition, within linguistics, developmental psychology and cognitive science.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521449229
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521444781
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521444781
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521449229
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780521444781
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511803413
URL:
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Author information:
Lust, Barbara C. 1941-
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