| Children's Discourse: Person, Space and Time Across Languages Contributor(s): Hickmann, Maya (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521065100 ISBN-13: 9780521065108 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: Addresses questions in the study of first language acquisition in three domains of child language. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Psychology | Developmental - General |
| Dewey: 401.93 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6" W x 9" (1.33 lbs) 412 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Psycholinguist Maya Hickmann presents an original comparative study of discourse development in English, French, German, and Chinese. Hickmann discusses the main theoretical issues in the study of first language acquisition and provides a wide review of available studies in three domains of child language: person, space and time. Her findings concern the rhythm of language acquisition, its formal and functional determinants, and its universal vs. language-specific aspects. The conclusions stress the importance of relating sentence and discourse determinants of acquisition in a crosslinguistic perspective. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hickmann, Maya: - Maya Hickmann is Research Director at Laboratoire Cognition et Developpement, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Paris V. |