This book provides a snapshot of the field of language acquisition at the beginning of the 21st Century. It represents the multiplicity of approaches that characterize the field and provides a review of current topics and debates, aswell as addressing some of the connections between sub-fields and possible future directions for research. INDICE: Preface - Series Preface - Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - PART I: EXPLAINING LANGUAGE ACQUISITION - Word Learning and the Origins ofPhonological System; M.Vihman - Processing Strategies in First Language Acquisition; A.M.Peters - The Inevitability of Child Directed Speech; M.Saxton - Universal Grammar Approaches to Language Acquisition; M.T.Guasti - Second Language Acquisition; S.Gass - PART II: WINDOWS ON LANGUAGE ACQUISITION - Language and the Many Faces of Emotion; J.Reilly - Complements Enable Representation of the Contents of False Beliefs: The Evolution of a Theory of Theory of Mind; J.; P.De Villiers - Going Beyond Semantics: The Development of Pragmatic Enrichment; N.Pouscoulous ; I.Noveck - The Acquisition of Phrasal Vocabulary; K.Kuiper , G.Columbus ; N.Schmitt - PART III: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, CULTURE AND LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY - Language Development in Simultaneous Bilingual Children; N.Müller - Universals and Cross-Linguistic Variability in Children's Discourse; M.Hickmann - Trends in Research on Narrative Development; R.Berman - Family Literacy Activities: What Is, What Ought To Be and The Role of Parents' Ideas; S.McNaughton , M.Amituanai-Toloa ; E.Wolfgramm-Foliaki - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-50029-7
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 360
- Fecha Publicación: 16/07/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés