Language Acquisition by Children - (Edinburgh Advanced Textbooks in Linguistics) by Helen Goodluck (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>An up-to-date introduction to language acquisition for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in linguistics and cognitive science</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This textbooks introduces the main arguments for an innate, domain specific capacity to learn human language. It guides you through the growth of language in a typically developing child and also discusses a range of viewpoints, introducing the central controversies in the field of language acquisition.</p> <p>Taking models and analyses from generative phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, the author describes children's language acquisition using examples from a wide variety of languages. She explores the connections between language and other aspects of human cognition, the role of environment in learning, and the role in language development of mechanisms for speech production and speech comprehension. </p> <p>Extensively illustrated with models and figures, each chapter is also followed by a summary box, exercises and questions for discussion. An appendix of research techniques and suggestions for further reading is also included, to provide a Chomskyan introduction to language acquisition for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in linguistics and cognitive science.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Headline: An up-to-date introduction to language acquisition for advanced undergraduates and new graduate students in linguistics and cognitive science Blurb: Helen Goodluck adopts Chomskyan generative grammar as a framework to guide students through the growth of language in typically developing children. She presents competing viewpoints and introduces the central controversies in the field in order to give students an opportunity to evaluate and reflect on these in relation to the examples and data presented. Summary boxes, exercises, discussion questions, an appendix of research techniques and suggestions for further reading are included to encourage deeper understanding, generate reflective discussion and aid further study. Taking into consideration recent developments and advances in the field, coverage includes the acquisition of phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics; the nature of innate knowledge and learning mechanisms; and new developments in performance mechanisms. Illustrated with examples from a wide variety of languages, this book presents an accessible and essential guide to first language acquisition.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Helen Goodluck is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Language and Linguistic Science at the University of York.<p>
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