The Development of Language (Paperback)

David Lightfoot

ISBN 10: 0631210601 / ISBN 13: 9780631210603

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken, 1998

About this Item

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 UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Development of Language (Paperback)
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Hoboken
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631210601
• ISBN 13: 9780631210603
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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

About the Author

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.