A cognitive constructivist approach to early syntax acquisition

This thesis is concerned with a central question in any construction-based, usage-based theory of language acquisition: how children get from more concrete and item-based constructions to more abstract constructions. The overall approach places central importance on meaning and the role of cognition...

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Main Author: Ibbotson, Paul Joseph
Other Authors: Lieven, Elena ; Theakston, Anna
Published: University of Manchester 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.549346