Language Acquisition

This is a book on language acquisition. Contents Linguistics /Introduction/ Part I: /Nature or Nurture/? Animal Language Teaching Language to Animals Rationalism and Empricism Verbal Behaviour Chomsky's Critique Linguistic Nativism Competence and Performance Principles and Parameters Poverty of the Stimulus Language Acquisition Device Everett's Criticism Critical Period Hypothesis Feral Children Part II: /Aspects of First Language Acquisition/ Acquiring Phonetics Acquiring Phonology Acquiring Lexicon Acquiring Morphology Acquiring Syntax Acquiring Semantics Learning to Read Learning to Write Developmental Disorders Specific Language Impairment Part III: /Second Language Acquisition/ Chomskyan Approach Linguistics Psychology 00%__NOTOC__