The Logical Problem of Language Acquisition
Download or Read eBook The Logical Problem of Language Acquisition PDF written by Carl Lee Baker and published by MIT Press (MA). This book was released on 1981 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Carl Lee Baker |
Publisher | : MIT Press (MA) |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1981 |
ISBN-10 | : UCSC:32106005217911 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Logical Problem of Language Acquisition by : Carl Lee Baker
Book excerpt: This collection of articles and associated discussion papers focuses on a problem that has attracted increasing attention from linguists and psychologists throughout the world during the past several years. Reduced to essentials, the problem is that of discovering the character of the mental capacities that make it possible for human beings to attain knowledge of their language on the basis of fragmentary and haphazard early linguistic experience. A fundamental assumption running through all of these contributions is that people possess strong innate predispositions that are critical for success in this task.