The Crosslinguistic Study of Language Acquisition: Volume 4

by Slobin; Dan Isaac

• ISBN13: 9780805801064
• ISBN10: 0805801065
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-11-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

Continuing the tradition of this series, which has become a standard reference work in language acquisition, Volume 4 contains chapters on three additional languages/language groups--Finnish, Greek, and Korean. The chapters are selective, critical reviews rather than exhaustive summaries of the course of development of each language. Authors approach the language in question as a case study in a potential crosslinguistic typology of acquisitional problems, considering those data which contribute to issues of general theoretical concern in developmental psycholinguistics and linguistic theory. Each chapter, therefore, provides the following: * Grammatical Sketch of Language.Brief grammatical sketch of the language or language group, presenting those linguistic facts which are relevant to the developmental analysis. * Sources of Evidence.Summary of basic sources of evidence, characterizing methods of gathering data, and listing key references. * Overall Course of Development.Brief summary of the overall course of development in the language or language group, giving an idea of the general problems posed to the child in acquiring a language of this type, summarizing typical errors, domains of relatively error-free acquisition, and the timing of acquisition--areas of the grammar that show relatively precocious or delayed development in crosslinguistic perspective. * Data.Specific developmental aspects of the language examined in depth, depending on each individual language and available acquisition data. * Conclusions.An interpretive summary of theoretical points raised above, attending to general principles of language development and linguistic organization suggested by the study of a language of this type, plus comparisons with development of other languages.

Table of Contents

Format and Abbreviations for Glosses	vii	(4)
Preface	xi	(4)
Contributors	xv
1 Issues in the Acquisition of Estonian, Finnish, and Hungarian: A Crosslinguistic Comparison	1	(86)
Lisa Dasinger
2 The Acquisition of Finnish	87	(96)
Jorma Toivainen
3 The Acquisition of Greek	183	(152)
Ursula Stephany
4 The Acquisition of Korean	335	(110)
Young-joo Kim
Author Index	445	(4)
Subject Index	449