Language acquisition
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Language acquisition
(Palgrave advances, . Palgrave advances in linguistics / consulting editor,
Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides a snapshot of the field of language acquisition at the beginning of the 21st Century. It represents the multiplicity of approaches that characterize the field and provides a review of current topics and debates, as well as addressing some of the connections between sub-fields and possible future directions for research.
Table of Contents
- Preface Series Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors PART I: EXPLAINING LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Word Learning and the Origins of Phonological System
- M.Vihman Processing Strategies in First Language Acquisition
- A.M.Peters The Inevitability of Child Directed Speech
- M.Saxton Universal Grammar Approaches to Language Acquisition
- M.T.Guasti Second Language Acquisition
- S.Gass PART II: WINDOWS ON LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Language and the Many Faces of Emotion
- J.Reilly Complements Enable Representation of the Contents of False Beliefs: The Evolution of a Theory of Theory of Mind
- J. & P.De Villiers Going Beyond Semantics: The Development of Pragmatic Enrichment
- N.Pouscoulous & I.Noveck The Acquisition of Phrasal Vocabulary
- K.Kuiper , G.Columbus & N.Schmitt PART III: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, CULTURE AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY Language Development in Simultaneous Bilingual Children
- N.Muller Universals and Cross-Linguistic Variability in Children's Discourse
- M.Hickmann Trends in Research on Narrative Development
- R.Berman Family Literacy Activities: What Is, What Ought To Be and The Role of Parents' Ideas
- S.McNaughton , M.Amituanai-Toloa & E.Wolfgramm-Foliaki Index
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