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First Language Acquisition

WILLIAM O’ GRADY , SOOK WHAN CHO

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Description:NOTHING IS MORE important to a child’s development than the acquisition of language.Most children acquire language quickly and effortlessly, giving the impression that the entire process is simple and straightforward. However, the true extent of children’s achievement becomes evident when we compare their success with the difficulties encountered by adultswho try to learn a second language. Understanding how children the world over are able to master the complexities of human language in the space of a few short years has become one of the major goals of contemporary linguistic research.We will begin by considering the research strategies used by linguists and psychologists in the study of linguistic development. We will then describe some of the major findings concerning children’s acquisition of the various parts of their language—phonology, vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and semantics. The chapter concludes with a brief examination of thecontribution of the linguistic environment to language acquisition, the relationship between the emergence of language and cognitive development, and the possible existence of inbornlinguistic knowledge.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with First Language Acquisition. To get started finding First Language Acquisition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 37

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Release: 2011

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Description: NOTHING IS MORE important to a child’s development than the acquisition of language.Most children acquire language quickly and effortlessly, giving the impression that the entire process is simple and straightforward. However, the true extent of children’s achievement becomes evident when we compare their success with the difficulties encountered by adultswho try to learn a second language. Understanding how children the world over are able to master the complexities of human language in the space of a few short years has become one of the major goals of contemporary linguistic research.We will begin by considering the research strategies used by linguists and psychologists in the study of linguistic development. We will then describe some of the major findings concerning children’s acquisition of the various parts of their language—phonology, vocabulary, morphology, syntax, and semantics. The chapter concludes with a brief examination of thecontribution of the linguistic environment to language acquisition, the relationship between the emergence of language and cognitive development, and the possible existence of inbornlinguistic knowledge.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with First Language Acquisition. To get started finding First Language Acquisition, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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