This paper provides an overview of the features of caregiver input that facilitate language
learning across early childhood. We discuss three dimensions of input quality: interactive …

This review article presents evidence for the claim that frequency effects are pervasive in
children's first language acquisition, and hence constitute a phenomenon that any …

The present longitudinal study examines the role of caregiver speech in language
development, especially syntactic development, using 47 parent–child pairs of diverse SES …

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provides responses to the points raised in this volume in an e¤ort to evaluate, clarify and …

In this groundbreaking book, Michael Tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based
theory of language acquisition. Drawing together a vast body of empirical research in …

Early childhood is a critical period for language and cognitive development. Evidence
suggests that children need “language nutrition”, or language-rich interactions with …

It is with renewed appreciation for the size of the task that I come to writing the present
chapter. The number of special issues of journals dedicated to im/politeness these days …

The hypothesis was tested that children whose families differ in socioeconomic status (SES)
differ in their rates of productive vocabulary development because they have different …

The human potential for language is based in human biology but makes requirements of the
social environment to be realized. This paper reports evidence regarding (1) the nature of …

How do children learn that the word" dog" refers not to all four-legged animals, and not just
to Ralph, but to all members of a particular species? How do they learn the meanings of …