Knowledge and Learning in Natural Language

Name: Knowledge and Learning in Natural Language
Brand: OUP Oxford
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By Yang, Charles D.

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It is a simple observation that children make mistakes when they learn a language. Yet, to the trained eye, these mistakes are far from random; in fact, they closely resemble perfectly grammatical utterances by adults--who speak other languages. This type of error analysis suggests a novel view of language learning: children are born with a fixed set of hypotheses about language--Chomsky's Universal Grammar--and these hypotheses compete to match the child's ambient language in a Darwinian fashion. The book presents evidence for this perspective from the study of children's words and grammar, and how language changes over time.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Languages:: Original: English
Number of Pages:: 188
Publisher:: OUP Oxford
Publication Date:: 2003-01-02
Release Date:: 2003-03-27
ISBN / EAN:: 9780199254156
Weight:: 295 g
Dimensions:: 16/23/1 cm
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]

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