The remarkable way in which young children acquire language has
long fascinated linguists and developmental psychologists alike.
Language is a skill that we have essentially mastered by the age of
three, and with incredible ease and speed, despite the complexity
of the task. This accessible textbook introduces the field of child
language acquisition, exploring language development from birth.
Setting out the key theoretical debates, it considers questions
such as what characteristics of the human mind make it possible to
acquire language; how far acquisition is biologically programmed
and how far it is influenced by our environment; what makes second
language learning (in adulthood) different from first language
acquisition; and whether the specific stages in language
development are universal across languages. Clear and
comprehensive, it is set to become a key text for all courses in
child language acquisition, within linguistics, developmental
psychology and cognitive science.
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