Human linguistic communication differs from the communication of other animal species in
three main ways. First, and most importantly, human linguistic communication is symbolic …

In considering the question of how the human capacity to learn and use grammar could
have evolved, a great deal depends on the characterization of the nature of grammar. In …

Infants acquire language like clockwork. Whether a baby is born in Stockholm, Tokyo,
Zimbabwe or Seattle, at 3 months of age, a typically developing infant will coo. At about 7 …

Compares nonhuman primates and human infants with regard to key abilities that provide
the foundation for language. It makes the case for phylogenetic continuity across species …

Because there is no general acquisitional path to describe, any chapter on grammatical
acquisition must be selective. This chapter will focus on those related aspects of …

The Emergence of Symbols: Cognition and Communication in Infancy provides information
pertinent to the nature and origin of symbols, the interdependence of language and thought …

This report considers the early stages of grammatical development in the child. It
summarizes some cross-linguistic similarities in acquisition of several different types of …

There is a surprising degree of overlapping structure evident across the languages of the
world. One factor leading to cross-linguistic similarities may be constraints on human …

Human communication is most clearly distinguished from the communication of other
primate species by its use of (1) symbols and (2) grammar. This means that progress on …

The new edition of a comprehensive introduction to a rapidly developing field, combining
developmental data with theory. How do children begin to use language? How does …