How new languages emerge
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Author
Publication
2006 - Cambridge University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
49,750 words, Guess
Page Count
199 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3401286M
- ISBN-100521859131
- OCLC Control Number60743103
- OCLC Control Numberhownewlanguagese00ligh
- Library of Congress Control Number2005015819
and 2 more
- LibraryThing2053969
- Goodreads794733
Classifications
- DDC417/.7
- LCCP142 .L543 2006
Description
David Lightfoot explains how languages come into being, arguing that children are the driving force. He explores how new systems arise, how they are acquired by children, and how adults and children play different complementary roles in language change.
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