Information structure and the dynamics of language acquisition /

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Imprint:Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, ©2003.
Description:1 online resource (vi, 359 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Studies in bilingualism, 0928-1533 ; v. 26
Studies in bilingualism ; v. 26.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11189232
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Other authors / contributors:Dimroth, Christine.
Starren, Marianne.
ISBN:9789027296436
902729643X
9027241376
9789027241375
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9781588114129
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9781282161160
9786612161162
6612161167
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
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Summary:The papers in this volume focus on the impact of information structure on language acquisition, thereby taking different linguistic approaches into account. They start from an empirical point of view, and examine data from natural first and second language acquisition, which cover a wide range of varieties, from early learner language to native speaker production and from gesture to Creole prototypes. The central theme is the interplay between principles of information structure and linguistic structure and its impact on the functioning and development of the learner's system. The papers exami.
Other form:Print version: Information structure and the dynamics of language acquisition. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, ©2003 9027241376 9789027241375