Language Acquisition: Studies in First Language Development

629 Pages·1986·21.69 MB·English

by  Paul Fletcher

Language acquisition
Studies in first language development

Language acquisition
Studies in first language development
Edited by
PAUL FLETCHERand MICHAEL GARMAN /‘
Department oflinguistic Science, University ofReading 14 b-
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Language acquisition: studies in first language
development. - 2nd ed.
1. Children - Language
1. Fletcher, Paul 11. Garman. Michael
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Language acquisition
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Contents
Cont rib iiturs page ix
PreJiic e XI
Part 1. Contexts and determinants 1
Introduction 3
1. Psychosocial aspects of language acquisition Y
hl(iy(i Hickrntrtiti
2. Language acquisition and cognition 30
Rohiti N. Criniphell
3. Language acquisition and linguistic theory 49
Heleri Gootllirck
4. Conversations with children 6Y
Cntlieritie E. Sttow
5. Learnability YO
hlurtiri A tkirisoti
6. Variation in child language 10Y
C;or.tIori Wells
Part 11. The development of liiiguistic systems: phonology 141
I n t rod u c t io n 1-13
7. Prespeech segmental feature development 14Y
Rrichel E. Srark
8. Prosodic development 174
Dcil*idC ’rysttil
Y. Early strategies for the perception and production of words and
sounds 198
Ptriila hletiyiik, Lise Merirt nrid Rotitiir Silher
10. Phon o I ogi ca I dev e I opme n t : production 223
Dn ititi Irtgrtini
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11. Speech perception and the emergent lexicon: ;in ethological
appro:ich 240
.lohri L. Lockc
12. Phonological development: ;I crodinguistic perspective 25 1
Miir1x.t A. Mtickiw
Part Ill. The development of linguistic systems: grammar 26Y
I n t rodu ct ion 27 I
13. Early vocabulary 279
Pritrick Griffitlis
11. Early syntax 307
Ariri iL1. I’etcrs
15. Assessing morphological development 326
8r.irc.r L. Divwitig trritl Willirirri J. Biiker.
16. Personal pronouns 33’)
Sh1 11~1~t~lr1 c1‘ h itit
17. Tense and aspect 350
Hic/i(irAM . Weist
18. Modality 375
Urmltr stcplil~rl~~
19. Deixis 40 I
Roger Wti1c.s
20. A cross1i n gu ist ic pc r spcc t i v e : morpho Io gy and y n t a x 129
Rirth A. !lcri?roii
Part IV. Later language development 44Y
Introduction 45 I
21. Soine fundamental aspects of languagc development after age 5 155
Aiirieue Kiir.riiilo~~-Sr?iit/r
22. The development of reding: the acquisition of ;I cognitive skill 475
Pliilip T. Siriitli
23. Language acquisition tincl writing 491
K (I tli ti rir i e Perilr(i
5 19
5.35
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Contributors
M 4 K TIN A I K I N SON University of Essex
Wll I IAM 1. HAKI R University of Alberta
RUIH A. HEKhl,\N University of Tel-Aviv
ROHIN N CAhlPULl I University of Stirling
SHULAMUIH CHlAl City University, London
DAVID CR'tSIAI University College of North Wales. Bangor
BRC'Ct 1 DLK\4IN<, University of Alberta
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HLl I-N GOOD1 CIC I< U n i ve rs i t y of W i scon si n M ad is0 n
P,l I RICK GRltl I I H5 U n ive rsi t y of YoI k
hlAiA HICKkl4NN Max-Plnnck Institut. Nijmegen
DAVID INGKAM University of British Columbia
ANNE1 I1 KAKhlll Ul-t -SMI I II Medical Research Council Child Develop-
ment Unit. London
JOHN 1.. LOCKE M ass;ic h use t t s Genera I H os pi t ;I I
hlARI.YS A. hlACKEN Stanford University
LISL MENN Boston University
PAL1I.A MENYUK Boston University
KA'IHARINE PEREKA University of Manchester
ANN. hl. PE'I EKS University of Hawaii
RONNIE SILHEK Boston University
P H 1 I. I P '1'. S h.1 I I H University of Reading
CATHERINE E. SNOW f-iarvard Graduate School of Education
RACHEL. E. SIAKK The Johns Hopkins Hospital, E3 ;i I t 'I nio re
U R S I I L A S T E I' H A N Y Cologne University
ROGER WALES University of Melbourne
RICHARD M. WElS I State University of New York at Fredonia
GOKDON WELLS Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
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