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The study of language acquisition has become a center of scientific inquiry into the nature of the human mind. The result is a windfall of new information about language, about learning, and about children themselves.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. From Sound to Meaning 3. Early Grammar 4. Later Grammar 5. The Development of Word Meaning 6. Discourse and Metalinguistics 7. A Structured Child or a Structured World? 8. Processes and Constraints 9. Language in Developmentally Disabled Children 10. Conclusion References Index

Language Acquisition

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      Publisher Harvard University Press
      Published 1 May 1978
      ISBN-13 9780674509313
      978-0674509313
      ISBN-10 0674509315
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The study of language acquisition has become a center of scientific inquiry into the nature of the human mind. The result is a windfall of new information about language, about learning, and about children themselves.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction 2. From Sound to Meaning 3. Early Grammar 4. Later Grammar 5. The Development of Word Meaning 6. Discourse and Metalinguistics 7. A Structured Child or a Structured World? 8. Processes and Constraints 9. Language in Developmentally Disabled Children 10. Conclusion References Index

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