Language Development: Structure and Function

ability acquired acquisition adult American appear asked aspects beginning Brown called Chapter child cognitive color communication complex comprehension concept consistent consonants constructions context contrast correct determine dialect differences difficult direction discussed distinct early egocentric English evidence example experiment express fact findings function given grammar imitation important Indian indicate instances John kind language development later learning less linguistic meaning measures MICHIGAN morpheme mother noun object observed occur parents particular patterns phonemes play possible present problem produced question reading refer relations representations requires response rules sample semantic sentences similar simply single situation social sounds speakers specific speech stage standard structure studies suggests syntactic Table talk task tion transformation twins understanding University utterances verb verbal vocabulary vowels words young