How Children Learn Language

by William D. O'Grady

Book Overview

Adults tend to take language for granted - until they have to learn a new one. Then they realize how difficult it is to get the pronunciation right, to acquire the meaning of thousands of new words, and to learn how those words are put together to form sentences. Children, however, have mastered language before they can tie their shoes. In this engaging and accessible book, William O'Grady explains how this happens, discussing how children learn to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521531926
• ISBN13: 9780521531924
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"