THE CROSSLINGUISTIC STUDY OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION by Dan Isaac Slobin (Editor) ( 9780805801064 )

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Title:

THE CROSSLINGUISTIC STUDY OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Volume:

v. 4

By:

Dan Isaac Slobin (Editor)

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0805801065

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9780805801064

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC

Pub. date:

13 December, 1997

Pages:

470

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This volume contains chapters on three languages/language groups - Finnish, Greek and Korean. Specific developmental aspects of the language are examined, depending on each individual language and available acquisition data. There are also comparisons with other languages.

Synopsis:

Continuing the tradition of this series, which has become a standard reference work in language acquisition, Volume 4 contains chapters on three additional languages/language groups--Finnish, Greek, and Korean. The chapters are selective, critical reviews rather than exhaustive summaries of the course of development of each language. Authors approach the language in question as a case study in a potential crosslinguistic typology of acquisitional problems, considering those data which contribute to issues of general theoretical concern in developmental psycholinguistics and linguistic theory. Each chapter, therefore, provides the following: * Grammatical Sketch of Language. Brief grammatical sketch of the language or language group, presenting those linguistic facts which are relevant to the developmental analysis. * Sources of Evidence. Summary of basic sources of evidence, characterizing methods of gathering data, and listing key references. * Overall Course of Development.Brief summary of the overall course of development in the language or language group, giving an idea of the general problems posed to the child in acquiring a language of this type, summarizing typical errors, domains of relatively error-free acquisition, and the timing of acquisition--areas of the grammar that show relatively precocious or delayed development in crosslinguistic perspective. * Data. Specific developmental aspects of the language examined in depth, depending on each individual language and available acquisition data. * Conclusions. An interpretive summary of theoretical points raised above, attending to general principles of language development and linguistic organization suggested by the study of a language of this type, plus comparisons with development of other languages.

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Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc

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