Constructing a Language

Constructing a Language PDF Author: Michael TOMASELLO
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674044398
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 399

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Book Description
In this groundbreaking book, Tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based theory of language acquisition. Drawing together a vast body of empirical research in cognitive science, linguistics, and developmental psychology, Tomasello demonstrates that we don't need a self-contained "language instinct" to explain how children learn language. Their linguistic ability is interwoven with other cognitive abilities.