The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition
Volume 3
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
Published:1st Oct '92
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Extending the tradition of this series, which has become a standard reference work in language acquisition, this volume contains chapters on seven more languages, including a section on ergative languages. Languages in this volume include:
* Georgian
* Greenlandic
* K'iche Mayan
*Warlpiri
* Mandarin
* Scandinavian
* Sesotho
"...well written and worthy of careful consideration by scholars of language acquisition....the chapters in this volume add to the wealth of information provided in the first two volumes....these pioneers of the crosslinguistic approach to the study of language acquisition are to be commended for initiating invaluable work..."
—Contemporary Psychology
"...impressive and rich in detail. The series is indispensable reading for anyone engaged in language acquisition, and will remain invaluable handbooks for researchers."
—Language in Society
"...the work in Slobin's volume represents an enormous contribution to the field of language acquisition, and to our understanding of linguistic universals."
—Linguistics
ISBN: 9780805801057
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1043g
668 pages