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Overview"The subject of this two part work is the acquisition of language structure in which the development of syntax and morphology is examined by investigations on children without language problems and on children with developmental dysphasia. The author uses a comparative acquisition study to provide insights into the structure and development of the language acquisition device, which cannot be obtained by isolated analysis of only one type of learning. The theoretical framework used for the investigations is the ""learnability theory"", in which acquisition models are proposed which are heavily influenced by theoretical linguistics. Part 1 shows how child grammar acquisition can be explained in the framework of learnability theory and part 2 deals with deficiencies in normal grammar acquisition using the learnability theory." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Harald Clahsen (University of Düsseldorf) , Karin RichmanPublisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co Imprint: John Benjamins Publishing Co Volume: 2 Weight: 0.590kg ISBN: 9789027243324ISBN 10: 9027243328 Pages: 350 Publication Date: 31 October 1991 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Preface; 2. Introduction; 3. Part I: First Language Acquisition; 4. 1. Theoretical approaches in language acquisition research; 5. 1.1 The functionalist approach; 6. 1.2 The theory of Operating Principles; 7. 1.3 Learnability theory; 8. 2. Early child grammars; 9. 2.1 Some features of Stage I in German child language; 10. 2.2 A phrase structure grammar for phase II; 11. 2.3 Learnability considerations on syntactic categorisation; 12. 2.4 Parameter theory and the acquisition of word order; 13. 3. The grammar of a three year-old; 14. 3.1 Some features of phase IV in German child language; 15. 3.2 Syntactic structures in phase IV; 16. 3.3 Learning mechanisms for inflectional elements; 17. Part II: Developmental Dysphasia; 18. 4. Grammar acquisition and dysphasia (with particular reference to the research situation in West Germany); 19. 4.1 Linguistic features; 20. 4.2 Psycholinguistic aspects; 21. 4.3 Aims and basic hypotheses; 22. 4.4 On the design of the empirical investigation; 23. 5. Grammatical units; 24. 5.1 Nominal elements and the structure of the noun phrase; 25. 5.2 Adverbial elements and prepositional phrases; 26. 5.3 Verbal elements; 27. 5.4 Conjunctions; 28. 6. Selected areas of the inflectional system; 29. 6.1 Case markings; 30. 6.2 Verb inflection; 31. 7. Word order; 32. 7.1 Verb placement; 33. 7.2 Argument order; 34. 7.3 The position of the negator; 35. 8. Learnability theory and the acquisition of grammar; 36. 8.1 Child language development; 37. 8.2 Developmental dysphasia; 38. 9. Appendix; 39. 9.1 Profile charts; 40. 9.2 Transcripts; 41. Bibliography; 42. IndexReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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