First Verbs, Grammar Child Language: A Case Study of Early Grammatical Development

Tomasello

ISBN 10: 0521034515 / ISBN 13: 9780521034517

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2006

About this Item

First Verbs is a useful book for developmental psychologists, linguists, language development researchers and speech pathologists. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600. . 2008. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: First Verbs, Grammar Child Language: A Case Study of Early Grammatical Development
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521034515
• ISBN 13: 9780521034517
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

First Verbs is a detailed diary study of one child's earliest language development during her second year of life. Using a Cognitive Linguistics framework, the author focuses on how his daughter acquired her first verbs, and the role verbs played in her early grammatical development. The author argues that many of a child's first grammatical structures are tied to individual verbs, and that earliest language is based on general cognitive and social-cognitive processes, especially event structures and cultural learning.

Book Description

During the second year of his daughter's life, Michael Tomasello kept a detailed diary of her language, creating a rich database. He made a careful study of how she acquired her first verbs and analysed the role that verbs played in her early grammatical development.