A Functional Approach to Child Language: A Study of Determiners and Reference

by Annette Karmiloff-Smith

Book Overview

When "A Functional Approach to Child Language" first appeared in hard covers in 1979, it was quickly recognized as a research report of the first rank and a timely, critical exposition of Piaget's views on language and thought. Whilst accepting the fundamental importance of Piaget's epistemology, the author argues that language acquisition will only be adequately explained if such an epistemology is explicitly focussed on children's constructive interaction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521285496
• ISBN13: 9780521285490
• Release Date: August 1981
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"