Child language acquisition : contrasting theoretical approaches /

"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...

Descrizione completa

Dettagli Bibliografici
Autore principale: Ambridge, Ben, 1977-
Altri autori: Lieven, Elena V. M.
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=357448
Sommario:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Speech perception, segmentation and production
  • 3. Learning word meanings
  • 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.