Language Acquisition, Second Edition: The Growth of Grammar

by Maria Teresa Guasti

Book Overview

The new edition of a comprehensive introduction to a rapidly developing field, combining developmental data with theory.

How do children begin to use language? How does knowledge of language emerge in early infancy, and how does it grow? This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to knowledge acquisition, drawing on empirical evidence and linguistic theory. The theoretical framework used is the generative theory of Universal Grammar;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262529386
• ISBN13: 9780262529389
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher