Language Acquisition: The Growth of Grammar

By Maria Teresa Guasti

Book Overview

This text provides a comprehensive introduction to current thinking on language acquisition. Following an introductory chapter that discusses the foundations of linguistic inquiry, the book covers the acquisition of specific aspects of language from birth to about age 6. Topics include the language abilities of newborns, the acquisition of phonological properties of language, the lexicon, syntax, pronoun and sentence interpretation, control structures, specific language impairments, and the relationship between language and other cognitive functions.

At the conclusion of each chapter are a summary of the material covered, a list of keywords, study questions, and exercises. The book, which adopts the perspective of Chomskyan Universal Generative Grammar throughout, assumes a familiarity with basic concepts of linguistic theory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262572206
• ISBN13: 9780262572200
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Bradford Book
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher