02066nam a22003618a 4500 CR9780511975073 UkCbUP 20180107143414.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 101011s2011||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9780511975073 (ebook) 9780521768047 (hardback) 9780521745239 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda P118 .A47 2011 401/.93 22 Ambridge, Ben, author. Child Language Acquisition : Contrasting Theoretical Approaches / [electronic resource] Ben Ambridge, Elena V. M. Lieven. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011. 1 online resource (466 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Is children's language acquisition based on innate linguistic structures or built from cognitive and communicative skills? This book summarises the major theoretical debates in all of the core domains of child language acquisition research (phonology, word-learning, inflectional morphology, syntax and binding) and includes a complete introduction to the two major contrasting theoretical approaches: generativist and constructivist. For each debate, the predictions of the competing accounts are closely and even-handedly evaluated against the empirical data. The result is an evidence-based review of the central issues in language acquisition research that will constitute a valuable resource for students, teachers, course-builders and researchers alike. Language acquisition Language arts (Early childhood) Verbal ability in children Lieven, Elena V. M., author. Print version: 9780521768047 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511975073 Cambridge Books Online 236623 236623