The Acquisition of Lexical and Grammatical Aspect Contributor(s): Li, Ping (Author), Shirai, Yasuhiro (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110166151 ISBN-13: 9783110166156 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $186.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2000 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition |
Dewey: 401.9 |
LCCN: 00045250 |
Series: Studies on Language Acquisition [Sola] |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.25 lbs) 261 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book provides a state-of-the-art review of the acquisition of lexical and grammatical aspect, in both first and second language acquisition. More specifically, it presents a comprehensive analysis of how child and adult speakers learn to mark aspect, an important subsystem of language that marks the temporal contour of events by means of inherent lexical meanings and/or grammatical morphology (in contrast to tense which marks the temporal location of events with respect to past, present, and future). Readers from linguistics, psychology, language acquisition, language education, and cognitive science should all find this book a relevant and important text for their research and teaching. |