Language Acquisition

Universal Grammar (UG) is a theory of both the fundamental principles for all possible languages and the language faculty in the "initial state" of...

This innovative collection is the first of its kind to showcase global perspectives on learning minority languages as second languages, offering un...

One of the central problems in the study of modern cognition is the degree to which higher cognition is modularized: that is, how much are higher f...

Validation in Language Assessment contributes to the variety of validation approaches and analytical and interpretive techniques only recently adop...

First published in 1987. This volume is based primarily on a conference on childhood bilingualism held at New York University on June 25 and 26, 19...

For decades, research on children's literacy has been dominated by questions of how children learn to read. Especially among Anglophone scholars, c...

Universal Grammar (UG) is a theory of both the fundamental principles for all possible languages and the language faculty in the "initial state" of...

This volume provides an integrative review of the emerging and increasing use of network science techniques in cognitive psychology, first develope...

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary language shift and identity in a language community in the mid-Atlantic South to offe...

This book is for anyone who has ever wondered how a child develops language, thought, and knowledge. Before this classic appeared, little was known...

Building on the established strengths of the first edition, Child Language has now been fully updated and includes some basic theory content, more ...

Language in Children provides a concise and basic introduction for students studying child language acquisition for the first time. Starting from t...

This volume consists of a series of essays written by experts, most of whom participated in a conference conducted by the Educational Testing Servi...

Over the past decade, the question of whether there is a mental logic has become subject to considerable debate. There have been attacks by critics...

First published in 1990, this collection celebrates the life and work of Professor A. C. Gimson, four years after his untimely death in 1985. A. C....

Researchers and educators routinely call for longitudinal research on language learning and teaching. The present volume explores the connection be...

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Second Language Acquisition offers a user-friendly, authoritative survey of terms and constructs that are important t...

Using Priming Methods in Second Language Research is an accessible introduction to the use of auditory, semantic, and syntactic priming methods for...

The acquisition and maintenance of literacy is of pressing interest and concern to educators and educational policy makers worldwide. What are the ...

Originally published in 1970, parents and teachers were beginning to realise how very much earlier in life human intelligence develops than was pre...

This landmark volume provides a broad-based, state-of-the-art overview of current knowledge and research into second language teaching and learning...

With reports from several studies showing the benefits of teaching young children about morphemes, this book is essential reading for anyone concer...

The acquisition and maintenance of literacy is of pressing interest and concern to educators and educational policy makers worldwide. What are the ...