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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Explorations of language development in different types of learner populations and across various languages. This volume examines language development in differ

Recent years have seen a revolution in our knowledge of how children learn to think and speak. In this volume, leading scholars from these rapidly evolving fiel

In recent years the field has seen an increasing realisation that the full complexity of language acquisition demands theories that (a) explain how children int