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Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy; Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick – 1996
Viewing language acquisition as the product of a biased learner who takes advantage of the information available from a variety of sources in his or her environment, this book provides a new way of thinking about the process of language comprehension. The analysis in the book borrows insights from theories about the development of mental models,…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedGolinkoff, Roberta Michnick; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1990
Reviews research concerning language acquisition in infants, particularly the acquisition of syntax. Topics of discussion include the problem of language acquisition, theories of language acquisition, and the progression from competing hypotheses to mutually reinforcing theories. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Language, Infants, Language Acquisition, Research and Development
