LINGUIST List 10.693

Thu May 6 1999

Books: Language Acquisition

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Paul Peranteau, Morphology and its Interfaces, Acquisition of Dutch

Message 1: Morphology and its Interfaces, Acquisition of Dutch

Date: Thu, 06 May 1999 15:07:39 -0400
From: Paul Peranteau <paulbenjamins.com>
Subject: Morphology and its Interfaces, Acquisition of Dutch

John Benjamins Publishing announces the publication of these two new works in language acquisition

Morphology and its Interfaces in Second Language Knowledge. Maria-Luise BECK (ed.) Language Acquisition and Language Disorders 19 US & Canada: 1 55619 784 5 / USD 75.00 (Hardcover) Rest of world: 90 272 2487 0 / NLG 150.00 (Hardcover)

This volume treats the connection between syntax and morphology with a focus on L2 acquisition. This interface has been a matter of considerable interest in theoretical circles ever since Chomsky (1994) and others argued that morphological parameters form the primary locus of cross-linguistic variation. As might be expected, generative theorists working in the area of language acquisition have responded to this argument with various analyses. L2 research is no exception: A variety of researchers have begun serious explorations on the ways in which morphology may (or may not) trigger variation not only in syntax, but also in argument structure. The volume thus brings together a concentrated research effort on the topic from an L2 perspective. The volume starts off with a comprehensive introduction to the various sub-topics and ends with an extensive index.

Contributions by: Lynn Eubank and Grace Thepaut; Donna Lardiere; Juana Liceras and Lourdes Diaz; Dawn MacLaughlin; Natascha Muller; Rex Sprouse; Anne Vainikka and Martha Young-Scholten; Terri Wells; Lydia White et al.; Virginia Yip and Gladys Tang; Helmut Zobl. [diacritics removed for Internet purposes]

The Acquisition of Dutch. Preface by Catherine Snow. Steven GILLIS and Annick DE HOUWER (eds.) Pragmatics & Beyond NS 52 US & Canada: 1 55619 814 0 / USD 85.00 (Hardcover) Rest of world: 90 272 5065 0 / NLG 170.00 (Hardcover)

In the present-day context of cross-linguistic perspectives on language acquisition, The Acquisition of Dutch offers a much needed overview of the wealth of Dutch child language research that was hitherto lacking. Its comprehensive coverage in terms of topics, its many new theoretical contributions and its focus on providing a solid basis for cross-linguistic comparisons will be of interest to linguists and psycholinguists studying child language everywhere.

The volume consists of four thematic chapters preceded by an introductory overview. The thematic chapters cover early speech development in the first year of life, the acquisition of phonology, the lexicon and syntax. The consolidated list of references cover most of the work on Dutch child language in the last few decades.

Contributions by: Catherine Snow; Annick De Houwer and Steven Gillis; Florien Koopmans-van Beinum and Jeannette van der Stelt; Paula Fikkert; Frank Wijnen and Maaike Verrips; Loekie Elbers and Anita van Loon-Vervoorn.

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