First Verbs: A Case Study of Early Grammatical Development
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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. Using a Cognitive Linguistics framework, the author argues persuasively that the child's earliest grammatical organization is verb-specific (the Verb Island hypothesis). He argues further...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521034515
ISBN13:9780521034517
Release Date:December 2006
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.24 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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