Child language [[electronic resource] ] : the parametric approach / / William Snyder

• Autore: Snyder William <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Disciplina: 401/.93
• Soggetto topico: Language acquisition; Principles and parameters (Linguistics)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-204) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 A Brief Introduction; 2 The View from Syntactic Theory; 3 The View from Phonological Theory; 4 The View from Children's Spontaneous Speech; 5 Statistical Methods for Longitudinal Studies; 6 Experimental and StatisticalMethods for Cross-Sectional Studies; 7 Case Studies in the Parametric Approach; 8 Conclusions: Grammatical Conservatism and Cross-Linguistic Variation; References; Language Index; General Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This systematic presentation of the parametric approach to child language considers the nature of the information the child must acquire according to the various linguistic theories. In doing so it sets out in detail the practical aspects of acquisitional research, addresses the challenges of working with children of different ages and backgrounds, and shows how the resulting data can be used to test theories of grammatical variation. It presents studies of the acquisition of. syllable structure, empty categories, and wh-movement. The book is written for graduate students and advanced undergra
• Titolo autorizzato: Child language
• ISBN: 1-383-04408-2; 9786611155100; 1-281-15510-1; 0-19-153797-7; 1-4356-1015-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784791003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford linguistics.