How children learn language
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Author
Publication
2005 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3305791M
- ISBN-10052182494X
- OCLC Control Number55036780
- OCLC Control Numberhowchildrenlearn00ogra
- Library of Congress Control Number2004049663
and 2 more
- LibraryThing3047615
- Goodreads4735697
Classifications
- DDC401/.93
- LCCP118 .O268 2005
Description
Adults tend to take language for granted - until they have to learn a new one. Then they realize how difficult it is to get the pronunciation right, to acquire the meaning of thousands of new words, and to learn how those words are put together to form sentences. Children, however, have mastered language before they can tie their shoes. In this engaging and accessible book, William O'Grady explains how this happens, discussing how children learn to produce and distinguish among sounds, their acquisition of words and meanings, and their mastery of the rules for building sentences. How Children Learn Language provides readers with a highly readable overview not only of the language acquisition process itself, but also of the ingenious experiments and techniques that researchers use to investigate his mysterious phenomenon. It will be of great interest to anyone - parent or student - wishing to find out how children acquire language.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Cambridge approaches to linguistics
Other Editions
- How children learn language
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