An introduction to linguistic theory and language acquisition /

An introduction to linguistic theory and language acquisition /

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Author / Creator:Crain, Stephen, 1947-
Imprint:Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 1999.
Description:xi, 424 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Blackwell textbooks in linguistics 15
Subject:
Language acquisition.
Grammar, Comparative and general.
Psycholinguistics.
Grammar, Comparative and general.
Language acquisition.
Psycholinguistics.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3626105
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Other authors / contributors:Lillo-Martin, Diane C. (Diane Carolyn), 1959-
ISBN:0631195351 (cloth : alk. paper)
063119536X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [408]-415) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Linguistic Knowledge: Introduction
  • 1. Introduction to Language Acquisition
  • 2. Knowledge in the Absence of Experience
  • 3. Stages of Language Acquisition
  • 4. Why Language Does Not Have to Be Taught
  • 5. Dispelling a Common-Sense Account
  • 6. Universal Grammar
  • 7. The Modularity Hypothesis
  • Part II. Constituent Structure: Introduction
  • 8. Phrase Structure
  • 9. Phrase Structure Rules and X-Theory
  • 10. Setting the X Parameters
  • 11. Phrasal Categories
  • 12. Ambiguity and Productivity
  • 13. Children's Knowledge of Phrase Structures
  • 14. Constraints on Reference
  • 15. Children's Knowledge of Constraints: Backwards Anaphora
  • Part III. Transformational Syntax: Introduction
  • 16. A Transformation Generating Yes/No Questions
  • 17. Children's Adherence to Structure Dependence
  • 18. WH-Movement
  • 19. Crosslinguistic Aspects of WH-Questions
  • 20. The Acquisition of WH-Questions
  • 21. Successive Cyclic Movement
  • 22. Successful Cyclic Movement
  • 23. A Constraint on Contraction
  • 24. Acquisition of Wanna Contraction
  • 25. Principle C in WH-Questions
  • 26. Acquisition of Strong Crossover
  • Part IV. Universal Grammar in Visual Modality: Introduction
  • 27. The Structure of American Sign Language
  • 28. The Acquisition of ASL
  • 29. The Structure and Acquisition of WH-Questions in ASL
  • 30. Parameter Setting
  • 31. Modularity and Modality
  • Part V. Semantics and Philosophy of Language: Introduction
  • 32. Theories of Meaning
  • 33. Truth Conditional Semantics
  • 34. Compositionality I
  • 35. Compositionality II
  • 36. Intentional Semantics
  • 37. Learnability of Syntax and Semantics
  • 38. Acquisition of NPs with Modifiers
  • 39. Relative Clauses
  • 40. Universal Quantification
  • References

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