Bibliograph

Child language, acquisition and growth, Barbara C. Lust

Type

Label

Child language, acquisition and growth, Barbara C. Lust

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Child language

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

437174955

Responsibility statement

Barbara C. Lust

Series statement

Cambridge textbooks in linguisticsCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

acquisition and growth

Summary

The remarkable way in which young children acquire language has long fascinated linguists and developmental psychologists alike. Language is a skill that we have essentially mastered by the age of three, and with incredible ease and speed, despite the complexity of the task. This accessible textbook introduces the field of child language acquisition, exploring language development from birth. Setting out the key theoretical debates, it considers questions such as what characteristics of the human mind make it possible to acquire language; how far acquisition is biologically programmed and how far it is influenced by our environment; what makes second language learning (in adulthood) different from first language acquisition; and whether the specific stages in language development are universal across languages. Clear and comprehensive, it is set to become a key text for all courses in child language acquisition, within linguistics, developmental psychology and cognitive science.--, Provided by publisher

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