Handbook of Child Language Acquisition

by Tej K. Bhatia and William C. Ritchie

What allows children to acquire language so effortlessly, with such speed, and with such amazing accuracy? Capitalizing on the most recent developments in linguistics and cognitive psychology, this volume sheds new light on the what, why, and how of the child's ability to acquire one or more languages. The "Handbook" is one of a kind in a number of respects. It includes state-of-the-art treatments of acquisition from a variety of theoretical viewpoints...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0125890419
• ISBN13: 9780125890410
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 764 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"