No background knowledge of linguistic theory is assumed and all specialist terms are introduced in clear, non-technical language to enable readers to engage with the themes running through the book including the nature-nurture debate. Rekindled in the modern era by Noam Chomsky, with his belief that the child is born with a rich knowledge of language, this book is rare in its balanced presentation of evidence from both sides of the nature-nurture divide. Throughout, the reader is encouraged to adopt a critical stance and weigh up the evidence for themselves. INDICE: Landmarks in the Landscape of Child Language / Can Animals AcquireHuman Language?: Shakespeare's Typewriter / The Critical Period Hypothesis: Now or Never? / Input and Interaction: Tutorials for Toddlers / Language in theFirst Year: Breaking the Sound Barrier / The Developing Lexicon: What's in a Name / The Acquisition of Morphology: Linguistic Lego / Linguistic Nativism: To the Grammar Born / The Usage-Based Approach: Making It Up as You Go Along / You Say Nature, I Say Nurture: Better Call the Calling Off Off
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-0231-1
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 312
- Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés