Ben Ambridge, Elena V. M. Lieven

Child Language Acquisition

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Produktbeschreibung

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. 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 466
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 720g
• ISBN-13: 9780521745239
• ISBN-10: 0521745233
• Artikelnr.: 33081608

Autorenporträt

Ben Ambridge is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Liverpool. He has published numerous articles on child language acquisition with a particular focus on the acquisition of syntax and morphology and the retreat from overgeneralization error.

Inhaltsangabe

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.

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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.

Rezensionen

'The focus on theoretical debates, and inclusion of multiple methodologies, is welcome, valuable, and informative.' Letitia Naigles, University of Connecticut