Paperback. A language develops over time, it develops in a child, and the capacity for language has evolved in the human species. How and why do languages change over time? Could the way an individual child develops affect aggregate language change? What do the mechanisms of change tell us about the evolution of language in our species? This book asserts that a child develops a grammar on exposure to some triggering experience. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Titre: The Development of Language (Paperback)
�diteur: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
Date de parution: 1998
Langue: anglais
ISBN � 10 chiffres: 0631210601
ISBN � 13 chiffres: 9780631210603
Reliure: Paperback
�dition: Edition originale
�tat de l'article: new

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A language develops over time, it develops in a child, and the capacity for language has evolved in the human species.

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David Lightfoot is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Maryland, College Park where he is also Associate Director of the program in Neural and Cognitive Science. His books include The Language Lottery and How to Set Parameters.

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