Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-372) and indexes.
Contents:
The growth of language -- What is acquired? -- What is the problem of language acquisition? -- How we can construct a theory of language acquisition -- Brain and language development -- The nature of nurture -- How can we tell what children know? Methods for the study of language acquisition -- The acquisition of phonology -- The acquisition of syntax -- The acquisition of semantics -- On the nature of language growth -- Conclusions: toward an integrated theory of language acquisition.
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