Adquisición y Desarrollo del Lenguaje

An introduction to the study of child language development that provides an exceptionally accessible perspective on generative/universal grammar-based approaches.

How children acquire language with such speed, ease, and uniformity is one of the great mysteries of human experience. Universal grammar theory suggests that one reason for the relative ease of early language acquisition is that children are born with a predisposition to create a grammar. This textbook offers an introduction to the study of child language acquisition and development from a theoretical perspective based on generative/universal grammar, providing comprehensive coverage of child acquisition while also presenting crucial foundational concepts for understanding generative linguistics more broadly.