The aim of this chapter is to contribute further to this ongoing debate by examining a number
of potential parallels between diachrony and ontogeny in English. Section 15.2 sets the …

Since the advent of structural linguistic theory roughly a century ago and the rigorous
distinction between synchronic and diachronic perspectives on language, the relevance of …

There is a long linguistic tradition in which language change is explained in terms of first
language acquisition. In this tradition, children are considered to be the agents of language …

Under which circumstances does grammatical change come about? Is the child the principle
agent of change as suggested by historical linguistics? This book discusses diachronic …

Lightfoot (henceforth, L), a leading figure in theoretical diachronic linguistics, presents in this
book a new theory of syntactic change that ties in with a theory of child language acquisition …

David Lightfoot, The development of language: acquisition, change, and
evolution.(Maryland Lectures in Language and Cognition 1.) Malden, MA & Oxford …

Cournane (this volume) argues that child language acquisition is not only responsible for
innovation in language change processes but that young learners are also responsible for …

This thesis explores the proposed causal link between child language development and
language change from the language acquisition perspective. While theorists have argued …

Julia Herschensohn's book provides a detailed evaluation of the question of whether there is
a critical period in first language (L1) and second language (L2) acquisition. Taking great …