The Acquisition of Syntax in Children from 5 to 10

by Carol Schatz Chomsky

Book Overview

This study is concerned with the general question of the extent to which children between the age of 5 and 10 have achieved mastery of their native language, and explores areas of disparity between adult and child grammar. Mrs. Chomsky has examined a sample of 40 children and presents the actual interview material as well as a report on her experiments, theoretical considerations of linguistic complexity, and a summary. This pioneering attempt to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262530201
• ISBN13: 9780262530200
• Release Date: January 1971
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.