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How New Languages Emerge Lightfoot, David (Georgetown University, Washington DC)
How New Languages Emerge
Lightfoot, David (Georgetown University, Washington DC)
This book explains how languages come into being, arguing that children are the driving force. David Lightfoot explores how new systems arise, how they are acquired by children, and how adults and children play different, complementary roles in language change. An interesting, engaging account of language acquisition, variation and change.
208 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 5, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521676298 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 210 |
| Dimensions | 151 × 227 × 13 mm · 348 g |
| Language | English |