The book suggests a new perspective on the essence of human language. This enormous
achievement of our species is best characterized as a communication technology-not unlike …

When young children answer questions, they do so more slowly than adults and appear to
have difficulty finding the appropriate words. Because children leave gaps before they …

We take as our point of departure the usage-based assumption that grammar emerges from
language use and briefly review the claims regarding the storage of linguistic experiences …

The present paper explores how young children, depending on the provided input, acquire
language-specific perspectives in the construal of goal-oriented locomotion events. We …

In this chapter, the author aims to studies of children's first sounds in perception and
production. She describes the kinds of meanings they first attach to words, and how they …

Recent evidence shows that children reach expected basic linguistic milestones in two rural
Indigenous communities, Tseltal and Yélî, despite their infrequent exposure to child-directed …

La mirada al desenvolvimiento de la interacción infantil temprana permite constatar las
menudas adaptaciones que realizan los niños en busca del encuentro comunicativo y el …

In this paper we present a view of natural language (NL) grammars compatible with enactive
approaches to cognition. This perspective aims to directly model the group-forming …

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 …

Considerable research has identified sound oral language skills as a critical component of
children's literacy learning, mental health, social competence and emotional wellbeing. This …