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Author Bittner, Dagmar

Title Lexical bootstrapping : the role of lexis and semantics in child language development / by Dagmar Bittner, Nadja Ruhlig
Published Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (276 pages)
Series Cognitive linguistics research ; 50
Cognitive linguistics research ; 50.
Contents Introduction: Emergence and applications of the Lexical Bootstrapping Hypothesis; Pre-language cognition, motion event semantics, and the transition from single words to first sentences; Bootstrapping and the acquisition of MandarinChinese: A natural semantic metalanguage Perspective; Lexical Bootstrapping Hypothesis and conventionality: a crosslinguistic study on verb acquisition by Chinese Mandarin- and Brazilian Portuguese-speaking children; Lexical acquisition through acquisition order; Lexicon-grammar continuity in Turkish children's language growth
The interrelation between lexical and grammatical abilities in early language acquisitionContinuity of lexical, grammatical, phonetic and phonological development in German late talkers -- A longitudinal study; Function words and the bootstrapping of grammar in normally developing and impaired L1 -acquisition of German; The role of the lexicon in the development of the language processor; Grammar from the lexicon: Evidence from neural network simulations of language acquisition; List of contributors; Index
Summary The internal bootstrapps for establishing the grammatical system of a human language build an essential topic in language acquisition research. The discussion of the last 20 years came up with the Lexical Bootstrapping Hypothesis which assigns lexical development the role of the central bootstrapping process. The volume presents work from different theoretical perspectives evaluating the strength and weaknesses of this hypothesis
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes In English, English
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Subject Language awareness in children.
Children -- Language.
Lexicology.
Semantics.
Verbal ability in children.
Semantics
semantics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Psycholinguistics.
Children -- Language
Language awareness in children
Lexicology
Semantics
Verbal ability in children
Bootstrapping Spracherwerb
Wortschatz
Form Electronic book
Author Ruhlig, Nadja
LC no. 2013011987
ISBN 9783110308693
311030869X