Book: Constructions In Acquisition "The Acquisition of Constructions" is the culmination of new research into constructions of grammar in languages as diverse as Cantonese, English, French, German, Mandarin, Thai, and Tzeltal. The contributors, all noted scholars in the field of construction grammar, investigate the acquisition of constructions--that is, the consistent patterns for combining words and phrases within a language--in children, from the first and most rudimentary gesture combinations to the production of larger syntactic constructions and complex clauses. Timely and comprehensive, it will be a superb resource for scholars of syntax.
Details of Book: Constructions In Acquisition Book: Constructions In Acquisition
Author: Barbara F. Kelly, Eve V. Clark
ISBN: 1575864983
ISBN-13: 9781575864983
, 978-1575864983
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: Nov 2005
Publisher: Center For The Study Of Language And Informat
Number of Pages: 346
Language: English