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Three factors in the design and acquisition of language
Author(s) -
O'Grady William
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
wiley interdisciplinary reviews: cognitive science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.526
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1939-5086
pISSN - 1939-5078
DOI - 10.1002/wcs.1188
Subject(s) - raising (metalworking) , linguistics , character (mathematics) , language acquisition , computer science , psychology , engineering ethics , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , geometry , mathematics
Recent advances in linguistic theory offer new proposals about the factors that are crucial to understanding the design and acquisition of language—the genetic endowment, experience, and principles not specific to the language faculty. Of particular interest is the third of these factors, whose importance is now widely recognized, raising questions about its character, its role in shaping the language faculty, and its impact on the future of linguistic research. WIREs Cogn Sci 2012 doi: 10.1002/wcs.1188 This article is categorized under: Linguistics > Language Acquisition