Principles of Grammar and Learning

by William D. O'Grady

Principles of Grammar and Learning is concerned with the nature of linguistic competence and with the cognitive structures underlying its acquisition and use. During the past several decades many linguists and psychologists have come to the conclusion that genetically determined categories and principles specific to language are needed to account for the form and acquisition of grammatical systems. William O'Grady argues here for quite a different...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226620743
• ISBN13: 9780226620749
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"