Constructing a language : a usage-based theory of language acquisition /

The author presents a comprehensive usage-based theory of language acquisition, based on evidence that children possess a linguistic ability interwoven with other cognitive abilities, rather than a self-contained 'language instinct'.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tomasello, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Language acquisition.
Cognition in children.
Language Development
Langage > Acquisition.
Cognition chez l'enfant.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Psycholinguistics.
PSYCHOLOGY > Cognitive Psychology.
Cognition in children
Language acquisition
Syntax
Pragmatik
Funktionalismus > Linguistik
Kindersprache
Spracherwerb
Taalverwerving.
Cognitie.
Kinderen.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Usage-based linguistics
  • Origins of language Words
  • Early syntactic constructions
  • Abstract syntactic constructions
  • Nominal and clausal constructions
  • Complex constructions and discourse
  • Biological, cultural, and ontogenetic processes
  • Toward a psychology of language acquisition.

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