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Language acquisition

edited by Susan Foster-Cohen

(Palgrave advances, . Palgrave advances in linguistics / consulting editor, Christopher N. Candlin)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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  • : 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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  • NCID
    BA90959016
  • ISBN
    • 9780230500297
    • 9780230500303
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    xix, 338 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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