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Informationen zum Autor Barbara C. Lust is Professor in the Department of Human Development at Cornell University. She is one of the foremost researchers in first language acquisition and the author of numerous books and articles, including The Growth of Language. Claire Foley is Visiting Scientist in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has published numerous papers on theoretical and empirical aspects of language acquisition. Klappentext First Language Acquisition: The Essential Readings is a collection of classic works that provide the foundation for current research in the field of first language acquisition. These selections not only provide a historical perspective; their insights continue to be central to the endeavor of understanding children's acquisition of language. Chiefly linguistic in emphasis and approach, these pioneering classics are selected and organized to provide a framework for understanding current work in each of the basic areas of language acquisition: morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Authors include such luminaries as Noam Chomsky, Jean Piaget, Eric Lenneberg, and Roman Jakobson, as well as others who contributed groundbreaking discoveries, insights, concepts, and methods to the field. First Language Acquisition is a vital resource for students and scholars of language acquisition, cognitive development, and cognitive science. Zusammenfassung * Collects classic works that provide the foundation for current research in the field of first language acquisition. * Includes selections from Noam Chomsky! Jean Piaget! Eric Lenneberg and Roman Jakobson! as well as others who contributed groundbreaking discoveries! insights! concepts! and methods. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Barbara C. Lust (Cornell University) and Claire Foley (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Part I: Theory of Language Acquisition:. 1. Selections from Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use: Noam Chomsky (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 2. A Review of B.F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior: Noam Chomsky (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 3. Selections from The Psychology of the Child: Jean Piaget and Bärbel Inhelder. 4. Language and Learning: The Debate between Jean Piaget and Noam Chomsky: Massimo Piattelii-Palmarini (editor). 5. Selections from Comparative Linguistics and Language Acquisition: Hermine Sinclair (late of University of Geneva). Part II: The Nature-Nurture Controversies:. Nature: Biology. 6. Selections from The Biological Foundations of Language: Eric H. Lenneberg (late of Harvard University). 7. Language and the Brain: Norman Geschwind. 8. Selections from The Bisected Brain: Michael S. Gazzaniga (Dartmouth College). 9. The Linguistic Development of Genie: Susan Curtiss (UCLA), Victoria Fromkin (late of UCLA), Stephen Krashen (USC), David Rigler, & Marilyn Rigler. Nurture: Role of the Input. 10. Derivational Theory and Order of Acquisition in Child Speech: Roger Brown (late of Harvard University) and Camille Hanlon (Connecticut College). 11. Talking to Children: A Search for Universals: Charles A. Ferguson (late of Stanford University). 12. Learning by Instinct: James L. Gould (Princeton University) & Peter Marler (University of California, Davis). Mechanisms of Development. 13. Selections from Language and Experience: Evidence from the Blind Child: Barbara Landau (Johns Hopkins University) & Lila R. Gleitman (University of Pennsylvania). 14. Selections from Language Learnability and Language Development: Steven Pinker (Harvard University). 15. Selections from Learnability and Cognition: Steven Pinker (Harvard University). 16. Selection from Language Ac...
