How children learn language
by
 
O'Grady, William D. (William Delaney), 1952-

Title
: 
How children learn language

Author
: 
O'Grady, William D. (William Delaney), 1952-

ISBN
: 
9780521531924
 
9780521824941

Personal Author
: 
O'Grady, William D. (William Delaney), 1952-

Publication Information
: 
Cambridge : New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Physical Description
: 
viii, 240 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Series
: 
Cambridge approaches to linguistics

Series Title
: 
Cambridge approaches to linguistics

Contents
: 
1. Small talk -- 2. The great word hunt -- 3. What's the meaning of this? -- 4. Words all in a row -- 5. What sentences mean -- 6. Talking the talk -- 7. How do they do it?

Abstract
: 
"In this engaging and accessible book, William O'Grady provides a highly readable overview not only of the language acquisition process itself, but also of the ingenious experiments and techniques that researchers use to investigate this mysterious phenomenon. It will be ideal for anyone - parent or student - who is curious about how language works and how it is learned."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term
: 
Language acquisition.

Electronic Access
: 
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam051/2004049663.html
 
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam041/2004049663.html


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