This volume investigates the linguistic development of children with regard to their knowledge of the verb and its grammar.

The selection of papers gives empirical evidence from a wide variety of languages including Hebrew, German, Croatian, Japanese, English, Spanish, Dutch, Indonesian, Estonian, Russian and French.

Findings are interpreted with a focus on cross-linguistic similarities and differences, without subscribing to either a  UG-based or usage-based approach.

Currently debated topics, such as the role of frequency, as well as traditional ones such as bootstrapping are integrated into the presentation of language-specific, learner-specific and more general properties of the acquisition process.

The papers are united by their focus on discovering what determines rule-governed behavior in language learners who are coming to terms with the grammar of verbs.

• ISBN: 1402043341
• ISBN-13: 9781402043345
• Author : N. Gagarina
• Editors : Natalia Gagarina and Insa Gulzow
• Language : English
• Format:  Hardcover - Search for other formats
• Publication Date: 4/1/2006
• Publisher Imprint: Springer
• Price ($AUD): $357.95


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