| Children's Discourse: Person, Space and Time Across Languages Contributor(s): Hickmann, Maya (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521584418 ISBN-13: 9780521584418 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: This original comparative study explores two central questions in the study of first language acquisition: What is the relative impact of structural and functional determinants? What is universal versus language-specific during development? Maya Hickmann addresses these questions in three domains of child language: reference to entities, the representation of space, and uses of temporal-aspectual markings. She provides a thorough review of different theoretical approaches to language acquisition and a wide range of developmental research, as well as examining all three domains in English, French, German, and Chinese narratives. Hickmann's findings concern the rhythm of acquisition, the interplay among different factors (syntactic, semantic, pragmatic) determining children's uses, and universal versus variable aspects of acquisition. Her conclusions stress the importance of relating sentence and discourse determinants of acquisition in a crosslinguistic perspective. Children's Discourse will be welcomed by those working in psychology and language-related disciplines interested in first language acquisition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Psychology | Developmental - General |
| Dewey: 401.93 |
| LCCN: 2002073441 |
| Lexile Measure: 1550 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.18" (1.65 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. |