A Short Introduction to the Study of Language - Ellen Thompson
Language Learning
A Short Introduction to the Study of Language - Ellen Thompson
Ellen Thompson [+]
Florida International University
Ellen Thompson is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Florida International University in Miami.
Description
1 Introduction 2 Language Games 2.1 Rules of Pig Latin 3 Parental Input 3.1 Overt Teaching 3.2 Indirect Teaching Motherese Questions about Motherese 4 The Role of Imitation and Repetition 5 Universals in Language Acquisition 6 Stages of Acquisition 6.1 Speech is Special Vocalization Cooing Vocal Play Babbling One-word Stage Two-word Stage Telegraphic Stage Multi-word Stage 7 Acquisition of Grammatical Markers 8 The Acquisition of Negation 9 Production versus Perception 10 Conclusion References Suggested Materials