| Progression and Regression in Language: Sociocultural, Neuropsychological and Linguistic Perspectives Contributor(s): Hyltenstam, Kenneth (Editor), Viberg, Ake (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521438748 ISBN-13: 9780521438742 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1994 Annotation: This crosslinguistic collection looks at changes and developments in language involving gain or loss in structural complexity or utility. The dynamics of these processes of progression and regression are examined at the societal and individual level, and the two are compared. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 401.93 |
| LCCN: 92046241 |
| Physical Information: 1.34" H x 6.04" W x 8.99" (1.76 lbs) 502 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This crosslinguistic collection looks at changes and developments in language known as progression and regression. The processes are examined and compared at the societal and individual level. In the former, the focus is on the socio-cultural forces that influence groups of speakers to create new languages or abandon old ones. In the latter, the acquisition and attrition of first and second languages are considered. The theoretical issues around this topic are addressed from sociological, neuropsychological and linguistic perspectives. |