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1 online resource (411 pages) Language is a skill that young children master with incredible ease and speed, and the remarkable way in which they achieve this has long fascinated linguists and developmental psychologists alike. This accessible new textbook introduces the field of child language acquisition, exploring language development from birth Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 The growth of language; 2 What is acquired?; 3 What is the problem of language acquisition?; 4 How we can construct a theory of language acquisition; 5 Brain and language development; 6 The nature of nurture; 7 How can we tell what children know? Methods for the study of language acquisition; 8 The acquisition of phonology; 9 The acquisition of syntax; 10 The acquisition of semantics; 11 On the nature of language growth 12 Conclusions: toward integrated theory of language acquisitionAppendix 1 Developmental milestones in motor and language development (adapted from Lenneberg 1967, 128-130); Appendix 2a Developmental milestones in infant speech perception; Appendix 2b Examples of sound distinctions perceive

Author

Barbara C. Lust

Publisher

Leiden: Cambridge University Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781282395091

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Linguistics, Humanities

Updated

2026-03-24