Language Acquisition Studies and a Feasible Theory of Grammar
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20259161 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susanne Carroll (0000-0002-4157-6677, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 399-418 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Canadian Journal of Linguistics / La revue canadienne de linguistique (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4131 • E-ISSN: 1710-1115 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008413100024300 |
| OpenAlex | W2789998564 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 22 |
There are various ways to construe the relationship between linguistic research and studies in language development. They can range in principle from strict dependence (one domain being parasitic on the other) to complete independence. Thus, it is now commonplace to find some developmental psycholinguists turning to generative linguistics for models through which to interpret child language (Chomsky 1969; Roeper 1973, 1982; Goodluck and Solan 1978, inter alia ). This is not simply a matter of descriptive convenience. Research in grammatical theory and developmental psycholinguistics has grown increasingly interconnected since Chomsky first argued (1965:27) that hypothesized grammatical models within linguistics should be justified on the basis of their relation to a theory of language which specifies the innate abilities that make language acquisition possible. Hence the claim that linguistic theory is responsible for the “logical problem of language acquisition” (Baker 1979; Hornstein and Lightfoot 1981), i.e., gross properties of learning (relative rapidity, relative ease, overall lack of variability, general success, all on the basis of restricted input)
Cognition · Cognitive science · Generative grammar · Grammar · Independence (probability theory) · Language acquisition · Linguistic description · Linguistics · Psycholinguistics · Relation (database) · Theoretical linguistics · Universal Grammar · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Mathematics · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
Second-Language Acquisition and the Computational Paradigm
Syntactic Acquisition in Bilingual Children
Bilingual acquisition as the locus of syntactic change
On timing in monolingual and bilingual acquisition
Fondements grammaticaux de l’acquisition des mots composés
Children's Syntax. An Introduction to Principles and Parameters Theory
The acquisition of syntax in children from 5 to 10.
The units of language acquisition
Knowledge of language
Language Acquisition and the Theory of Parameters
The Maturation of Syntax
Lectures on Government and Binding
Individual Differences & Universals in Language Learning Aptitude
Universal Grammar in Language Acquisition
Age in Second Language Acquisition
Language Learnability and Language Development
Formal Principles of Language Acquisition
Principles of Grammar and Learning
The Monitor Model
The Use of English and French Cloze Tests in a Bilingual Education Program Evaluation
Second Language Learning
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 2024 (36) |
| Highly cited | No |