The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition: Volume 3

Author:   Dan Isaac Slobin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138989009


Pages:   668
Publication Date:   29 February 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Dan Isaac Slobin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Psychology Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138989009


ISBN 10:   1138989002
Pages:   668
Publication Date:   29 February 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Contents: D.I. Slobin, Introduction. Part I:Ergative Languages.R.D. Van Valin, Jr., An Overview of Ergative Phenomena and Their Implications for Language Acquisition. N. Imedadze, K. Tuite, The Acquisition of Georgian. M. Fortescue, L.L. Olsen, The Acquisition of West Greenlandic. C. Pye, The Acquisition of K'iche Maya. E.L. Bavin, The Acquisition of Warlpiri. Part II:Non-Ergative Languages.M.S. Erbaugh, The Acquisition of Mandarin. K. Plunkett, S. Stromqvist, The Acquisition of Scandinavian Languages. K. Demuth, The Acquisition of Sesotho.

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...well written and worthy of careful consideration by scholars of language acquisition....the chapters in this volume add to the wealth of information provided in the first two volumes....these pioneers of the crosslinguistic approach to the study of language acquisition are to be commended for initiating invaluable work... -Contemporary Psychology ...impressive and rich in detail. The series is indispensable reading for anyone engaged in language acquisition, and will remain invaluable handbooks for researchers. -Language in Society ...the work in Slobin's volume represents an enormous contribution to the field of language acquisition, and to our understanding of linguistic universals. -Linguistics


"""...well written and worthy of careful consideration by scholars of language acquisition....the chapters in this volume add to the wealth of information provided in the first two volumes....these pioneers of the crosslinguistic approach to the study of language acquisition are to be commended for initiating invaluable work..."" —Contemporary Psychology ""...impressive and rich in detail. The series is indispensable reading for anyone engaged in language acquisition, and will remain invaluable handbooks for researchers."" —Language in Society ""...the work in Slobin's volume represents an enormous contribution to the field of language acquisition, and to our understanding of linguistic universals."" —Linguistics"


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