The Child Language Reader Book

	List of illustrations
	List of contributors
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
Pt. 1	The Social Matrix of Language Development
	Introduction	3
1.1	Conversations between mother and young children: Individual difference and their possible implication for the study of language learning	11
1.2	The acquisition of gender-differentiated language	21
Pt. 2	Methodology
	Introduction	43
2.1	Ethical standards through the research process	61
2.2	Introduction [to the Childes project]	72
2.3	Investigating the validity of a new measure of lexical diversity for root and inflected forms	81
Pt. 3	Meanings
	Introduction	93
3.1	Symmetries and asymmetries in early lexical comprehension and production	101
3.2	Restricting a familiar name in response to learning a new one: Evidence for the mutual exclusivity bias in young two-year-olds	114
3.3	From universal to language-specific in early grammatical development	131
Pt. 4	Word and Sentence Structure
	Introduction	149
4.1	The role of syntax in verb learning	153
4.2	How to build a lexicon: a case study of lexical errors and innovations	165
Pt. 5	Phonology
	Introduction	181
5.1	On the acquisition of velars in english	187
5.2	Syllable structure and minimal words	201
Pt. 6	Explanations of Language Development
	Introduction	215
6.1	Filler syllables: what is their status in emerging grammar?	231
6.2	Underspecification and modularity in early syntax: A formalist perspective on language acquisition	241
6.3	Emergent language	259
Pt. 7	Bilingualism and Cross-cultural Comparisons
	Introduction	279
7.1	Bilingual language development	287
7.2	Theories, language, and culture: Whorf without wincing	304
	App.: About statistical analysis	319
	References	327
	Index	354