000			02620nam a2200325 i 4500
008			090702s2010 cau b 001 0 eng
010			_a2009931934
020			_a9781412902311 _q(cloth)
020			_a1412902312 _q(cloth)
020			_a9781412902328 _q(paper)
020			_a1412902320 _q(paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)441152900
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dUKM _dYDXCP _dBWK _dBUF _dBWX _dDEBBG _dEUX _dCDX _dUWO
049			_aBAUN_MERKEZ
050	0	4	_aP118 _b.S38 2010
100	1		_aSaxton, Matthew
245	1	0	_aChild language : _bacquisition and development / _cMatthew Saxton
264		1	_aLos Angeles : _bSAGE Publications, _c2010.
300			_axvii, 326 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [278]-308) and index
505	0	0	_t-- Prelude : landmarks in the landscape of child language _t-- Can animals acquire human language? : Shakespeare's typewriter _t-- The critical period hypothesis : now or never? _t-- Input and interaction : tutorials for toddlers _t-- Language in the first year : breaking the sound barrier _t-- The developing lexicon : what's in a name? _t-- The acquisition of morphology : linguistic lego _t-- Linguistic nativism : to the grammar born _t-- The usage-based approach : making it up as you go along _t-- You say nature, I say nurture : better call the calling off off
520	1		_a"The acquisition of language is a staggering feat, yet one that all typically developing children have largely tackled by the time they reach school age. This book presents the latest thinking and research on how children acquire and develop their first language, written in a manner that will be stimulating and interesting for a range of undergraduate students." "The reader is taken from a standing start to the point where they can engage with key debates and current research in the field of child language. No background knowledge of linguistic theory is assumed and all specialist terms are introduced in clear, non-technical language. A theme running through the book is the nature-nurture debate, rekindled in the modern era by Noam Chomsky, with his belief that the form language takes in the child is largely determined by genetic factors. This book is rare in its balanced presentation of evidence from both sides of the nature-nurture divide; in effect, it uniquely presents a case for language acquisition and development."--BOOK JACKET
650		0	_aLanguage acquisition
650		0	_aChildren _xLanguage
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