Syntactic Development

by William D. O'Grady

Book Overview

Syntactic Development presents a broad critical survey of the research literature on child language development. Giving balanced coverage to both theoretical and empirical issues, William O'Grady constructs an up-to-date picture of how children acquire the syntax of English.

Part 1 offers an overview of the developmental data pertaining to a range of syntactic phenomena, including word order, subject drop, embedded clauses, wh-questions,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226620778
• ISBN13: 9780226620770
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"