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First Language Acquisition: the Essential Edited by Barbara C.
Lust and Claire Foley |
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First Language Acquisition: the Essential
Readings is a collection of classic works that provide the
foundation for current research in the field of classic works that provide
the foundation for current research in the field of first language
acquisition. These selections not only provide a historical perspective:
their insights continue to be central to the endeavor of understanding
children's acquisition of language. Chiefly linguistic in emphasis and approach,
these pioneering classics are selected and organized to provide a framework
for understanding current work in each of the basic areas of language
acquisition: morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Authors include such |
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luminaries as phonology,
Noam Chomsky, Jean Piaget, Eric H. Lenneberg,
and Roman Jakobson, as well as others who
contributed groundbreaking discoveries, insights, concepts, and methods to
the field. First Language Acquisition is a vital resource for students
and scholars of language acquisition, cognitive development, and cognitive
science. |