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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dan Isaac SlobinPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Psychology Press Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138989009ISBN 10: 1138989002 Pages: 668 Publication Date: 29 February 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback 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 ContentsContents: 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.Reviews...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" Author InformationDan Isaac Slobin (Edited by) Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |