First Language Acquisition

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The Essential Readings

Series: Linguistics: The Essential Readings

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First Language Acquisition: The Essential Readings is a curated collection of seminal papers that form the foundation of contemporary research on how humans acquire their first language. This volume covers essential aspects of language development including morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics, bringing together groundbreaking insights from key figures such as Noam Chomsky, Jean Piaget, Eric Lenneberg, and Roman Jakobson. It serves as an invaluable resource for understanding the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of language acquisition.
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This collection is ideally suited for students and scholars of language acquisition, cognitive development, and cognitive science, providing essential background for anyone researching or studying how children acquire language.

* Collects classic works that provide the foundation for current research in the field of first language acquisition. * Includes selections from Noam Chomsky, Jean Piaget, Eric Lenneberg and Roman Jakobson, as well as others who contributed groundbreaking discoveries, insights, concepts, and methods.

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First Language Acquisition: The Essential Readings is a collection of pioneering classics that provide a framework for understanding current work in each of the basic areas of language acquisition: morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

This collection gathers classic works that lay the foundation for present-day research in the field of first language acquisition.

It includes selections from eminent figures such as Noam Chomsky, Jean Piaget, Eric Lenneberg, and Roman Jakobson, among others, who have contributed groundbreaking discoveries, insights, concepts, and methods.

Each included work offers a framework for understanding ongoing research in the fundamental areas of language acquisition: morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

The book is a valuable resource for students and scholars of language acquisition, cognitive development, and cognitive science.

Series: Linguistics: The Essential Readings

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Praised as an outstanding compilation, the book is hailed by The Linguist List and celebrated by eminent scholars. Steven Pinker calls it an excellent selection of classic readings that adeptly covers the intellectual roots of language development. Jean Aitchison describes it as a well-chosen treasure-house offering superb grounding in child language study. Katherine Demuth highlights the reader’s depth and breadth, predicting it will become a classic itself for its comprehensive coverage of philosophical and linguistic approaches.

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ISBN: 9780631232551

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 November 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

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Edited by Barbara Lust
Edited by Claire Foley
Edited by Barbara Lust
Edited by Claire Foley

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 798g

Pages: 464

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About the Author

Barbara C. Lust is Professor in the Department of Human Development at Cornell University. She is one of the foremost researchers in first language acquisition and the author of numerous books and articles, including The Growth of Language.

Claire Foley is Visiting Scientist in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has published numerous papers on theoretical and empirical aspects of language acquisition.

First Language Acquisition