What Is Language Development? - Rationalist, Empiricist, Pragmatist Approaches to Acquisition of

Zusatztext A fresh and integrative approach to language development. Russell is to be applauded for injecting some hard new thinking into this difficult topic. Klappentext Language development is one of the major battle grounds within the humanities and sciences. This book presents, for the first time, an impartial account of the three dominant theories of language development. Written to be accessible for those within developmental psychology, philosophy, and linguistics, the book provides the reader with the information they need in order make up their own mind about this much debated issue.An important book for psychologists, linguists, and philosophers Zusammenfassung Language development is one of the major battle grounds within the humanities and sciences. This book presents an account of the three dominant theories of language development.

Product details

• Authors: James Russell
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2004
• EAN: 9780198530862
• ISBN: 978-0-19-853086-2
• No. of pages: 572
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Philosophy of Mind, Psychology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Language acquisition