This volume focuses on different aspects of language development. The contributions are concerned with similarities and differences between first and second lan

Joan Bybee and her colleagues present a new theory of the evolution of grammar that links structure and meaning in a way that directly challenges most contempor

An introduction to the study of children's language development that provides a uniquely accessible perspective on generative/universal grammar–based approach

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