How Long to Read Language Acquisition and Syntactic Theory

How Long Does it Take to Read Language Acquisition and Syntactic Theory?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read Language Acquisition and Syntactic Theory by A.E. Pierce

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The theory of language acquisition is a young but increasingly active field. Language Acquisition and Syntactic Theory presents one of the first detailed studies of comparative syntax acquisition. It is informed by the view that linguists and acquisitionists are essentially working on the same problem, that of explaining grammar learnability. The author takes cross-linguistic data from child language as evidence for recent proposals in syntactic theory. Developments in the structure of children's sentences during the first few years of life are traced to changes in the setting of specific grammatical parameters. Some surprising differences between the early child grammars of French and English are uncovered, differences that can only be explained on the basis of subtle distinctions in inflectional structure. This motivates the author's claim that functional or nonthematic categories are represented in the grammars of very young children. The book also explores the relationship between acquisition and diachronic change in French and English. It is argued that findings in acquisition, when viewed from a parameter setting perspective, provide answers to important questions arising in the study of language change. The book promises to be of interest to all those involved in the formal, psychological or historical study of linguistic knowledge.

How long is Language Acquisition and Syntactic Theory?

Language Acquisition and Syntactic Theory by A.E. Pierce is 178 pages long, and a total of 45,924 words.

This makes it 60% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Language Acquisition and Syntactic Theory Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read Language Acquisition and Syntactic Theory aloud.

What Reading Level is Language Acquisition and Syntactic Theory?

Language Acquisition and Syntactic Theory is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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