Child language acquisition : contrasting theoretical approaches / Ben Ambridge, Elena V.M. Lieven.
"Is children's language acquisition based on innate linguistic structures or built from cognitive and communicative skills? This book summarises the major theoretical debates in all of the core domains of child language acquisition research (phonology, word-learning, inflectional morpholog...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2011.
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| Summary: | "Is children's language acquisition based on innate linguistic structures or built from cognitive and communicative skills? This book summarises the major theoretical debates in all of the core domains of child language acquisition research (phonology, word-learning, inflectional morphology, syntax and binding) and includes a complete introduction to the two major contrasting theoretical approaches: generativist and constructivist. For each debate, the predictions of the competing accounts are closely and even-handedly evaluated against the empirical data. The result is an evidence-based review of the central issues in language acquisition research that will constitute a valuable resource for students, teachers, course-builders and researchers alike"-- |
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| Item Description: | Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Speech perception, segmentation and production; 3. Learning word meaning; 4. Theoretical approaches to grammar acquisition; 5. Inflection; 6. Simple syntax; 7. Movement and complex syntax; 8. Binding, quantification and control; 9. Related debates and conclusions. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 448 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139012065 1139012061 9781139011532 1139011537 9780511975073 0511975074 1139011014 9781139011013 1107217768 9781107217768 1139012665 9781139012669 1283016060 9781283016063 9786613016065 6613016063 1139011804 9781139011808 1139011278 9781139011273 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511975073 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Kursbok. |