Has anyone read this book?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0674017641/ref=
The description made it look quite interesting to me, and I was curious of the opinion of it by those who might know more of linguistics and such.
Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition
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Re: Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition
Have not read the book but here is what I find to be a well written review:
http://www.hms.harvard.edu/cldp/pub/pdf ... review.pdf
It would seem to be focused on child level acquisition.
http://www.hms.harvard.edu/cldp/pub/pdf ... review.pdf
It would seem to be focused on child level acquisition.
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