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An introduction to the study of children's language development that provides a uniquely accessible perspective on generative/universal grammar-based approaches.

How children acquire language so quickly, easily, and uniformly is one of the great mysteries of the human experience. The theory of Universal Grammar suggests that one reason for the relative ease of early language acquisition is that children are born with a predisposition to create a grammar. This textbook offers an introduction to the study of children's acquisition and development of language from a generative/universal grammar-based theoretical perspective, providing comprehensive coverage of children's acquisition while presenting core concepts crucial to understanding generative linguistics more broadly.

After laying the theoretical groundwork, including consideration of alternative frameworks, the book explores the development of the sound system of language—children's perception and production o

Language Acquisition and Development A Generative

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      Publisher: MIT Press Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/03/2020
      ISBN13: 9780262043588, 978-0262043588
      ISBN10: 0262043580
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      Cognitive studies Grammar, syntax and morphology Phonetics, phonology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An introduction to the study of children's language development that provides a uniquely accessible perspective on generative/universal grammar-based approaches.

      How children acquire language so quickly, easily, and uniformly is one of the great mysteries of the human experience. The theory of Universal Grammar suggests that one reason for the relative ease of early language acquisition is that children are born with a predisposition to create a grammar. This textbook offers an introduction to the study of children's acquisition and development of language from a generative/universal grammar-based theoretical perspective, providing comprehensive coverage of children's acquisition while presenting core concepts crucial to understanding generative linguistics more broadly.

      After laying the theoretical groundwork, including consideration of alternative frameworks, the book explores the development of the sound system of language—children's perception and production o

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