The Development of Language: Acquisition, Change, and Evolution

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Wiley, Jan 5, 1999 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 300 pages
A language develops over time, it develops in a child, and the capacity for language has evolved in the human species.

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Development of Language
David Lightfoot
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About the author (1999)

David Lightfoot is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Maryland, College Park where he is also Associate Director of the program in Neural and Cognitive Science. His books include The Language Lottery and How to Set Parameters.

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TitleThe Development of Language: Acquisition, Change, and Evolution
Blackwell/Maryland Lectures in Language and Cognition
AuthorDavid Lightfoot
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherWiley, 1999
ISBN0631210601, 9780631210603
Length300 pages
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Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General
  
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