LINGUIST List 17.774

Tue Mar 14 2006

Books: Language Acquisition: Williams, Lukin (Eds)

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Directory         1.    Adam Green, The Development of Language: Williams, Lukin (Eds)

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Message 1: The Development of Language: Williams, Lukin (Eds)
Date: 13-Mar-2006
From: Adam Green <agreencontinuumbooks.com>
Subject: The Development of Language: Williams, Lukin (Eds)


Title: The Development of Language Subtitle: Functional Perspectives on Species and Individuals Published: 2006 Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd
                http://www.continuumbooks.com

Editor: Geoff Williams, University of British Columbia Editor: Annabelle Lukin, Macquarie University Paperback: ISBN: 0826488781 Pages: 288 Price: U.K. £ 25.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0826488781 Pages: 288 Price: U.S. $ 49.95
Abstract:

This book presents a unique range of interdisciplinary work on questions oflanguage development and evolution. It makes visible the significantcontribution which meaning-oriented linguistics is making to debates aboutthe origins of language - from the perspective of language evolution in thespecies (viewed as the evolution of "meaning potential") as well aslanguage development in the child (viewed as "learning how to mean"). Aswell as linguistics in the systemic functional, or Hallidayan, tradition,the book offers contributions from primatology, psychiatry, sociology andeducation. What the authors share is a view of language as a socialsemiotic system. By seeing language in this way, and drawing on actuallanguage corpora, the authors are able to address major questions of deepsocial significance, including:* the roles grammar in the emergence of consciousness, from protolanguageto higher order consciousness* the dynamics of language variation, including semantic variation, inchildren's development* children's learning in and about a second language* the significance of different ways of talking about language for schoolliteracy development* understanding borderline personality disorder from the perspective oflanguage development

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition
Written In: English (eng )

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