Language and the learning curve : a new theory of syntactic development / Anat Ninio.

Author/creator Ninio, Anat
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Descriptionxiv, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Language acquisition.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Contents Introduction -- Valency -- Linguistic approaches to valency and syntactic structure -- Implication for acquisition : syntax is simple -- Developmental evidence : the earliest word combinations are syntactic mergers -- Conclusions : children learn to merge two words according to their valency -- The learning curve -- The learning curve in cognitive psychology -- Implication for acquisition : syntax should transfer right away -- Developmental evidence : learning curves and generalizations in early syntax -- Conclusions : lexical-specific syntactic frames facilitate others -- Lexicalism --The linguistic basis to lexicalism -- Implication for acquisition : no abstract schema formation -- Developmental evidence : no change in the form of syntactic schemas -- Conclusions : children learn a lexicalist syntax -- Similarity -- Similarity for transfer and generalization -- Implication for acquisition : no role for semantic linking in learning syntax -- Developmental evidence : no semantic effects in generalization and transfer -- Conclusions : children utilize similarity of form to organize the process of acquisition -- The growth of syntax -- The language web -- Implication for acquisition : learning means linking to the network -- Developmental evidence : children recreate the global features of the maternal network -- Conclusions : children join the language network.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [151]-185) and indexes.
LCCN 2006023806
ISBN019929982X (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0199299811 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks P118.N558 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold