There are three obvious differences between first and second language learners. First,
infants who are learning language are also engaged in learning about how the world works …

Language acquisition has always been a crucial topic in cognitive science; every major
theoretical framework has tried to account for it in some way. There are many reasons for its …

[Language is] a genetic inheritance, a mathematical system, a social fact, an expression of
individual identity, an expression of cultural identity, an outcome of dialogic interaction, a …

Cognitive Linguistics (CL) is an approach to the study of language informed by both
linguistics and psychology. It describes how language interfaces with cognition, and how it …

There are between 4,000 and 6,000 languages remaining in the world and the
characteristics of these languages vary widely. How could an infant born today master any …

Language Experience and Early Language Development: From Input to Uptake Page 1 Page 2
LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE AND EARLY LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Page 3 Language …

The number of children growing up in dual language environments is increasing in the
United States. Despite the apparent benefits of speaking two languages, children learning …

The remarkable way in which young children acquire language has long fascinated linguists
and developmental psychologists alike. Language is a skill that we have essentially …

This chapter presents an extended formulation of the Competition Model. The extended
model is designed to account for a large range of phenomena in first and second language …

From the first moment of life, language development occurs in the context of social activities.
This book emphasises how language development interacts with social and cognitive …