This review of children's language learning considers historical accounts of acquisition and
individual variation, recent advances in methods for studying language learning, research …

People are remarkably smart: They use language, possess complex motor skills, make
nontrivial inferences, develop and use scientific theories, make laws, and adapt to complex …

Dieser Band der germanistischen Arbeitshefte behandelt den kindlichen Spracherwerb im
Deutschen. Dazu werden Methoden der modernen Spracherwerbsforschung erläutert, die in …

Die Frage, wie Kinder Wörter erwerben und gebrauchen, gehört zu den zentralen Themen
der Spracherwerbsforschung. Im Zusammenhang mit der Beschäftigung mit dem mentalen …

A comprehensive overview of an interdisciplinary approach to robotics that takes direct
inspiration from the developmental and learning phenomena observed in children's …

In this groundbreaking book, Michael Tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based
theory of language acquisition. Drawing together a vast body of empirical research in …

It is with renewed appreciation for the size of the task that I come to writing the present
chapter. The number of special issues of journals dedicated to im/politeness these days …

Essentialism is the idea that certain categories, such as" dog,"" man," or" intelligence," have
an underlying reality or true nature that gives objects their identity. Where does this idea …

How do children learn that the word" dog" refers not to all four-legged animals, and not just
to Ralph, but to all members of a particular species? How do they learn the meanings of …

Is children's language acquisition based on innate linguistic structures or built from cognitive
and communicative skills? This book summarises the major theoretical debates in all of the …