Exploring language development from birth, this accessible textbook introduces the field of child language acquisition, establishing key theoretical debates. It considers what characteristics of the human mind make it possible to acquire language and to what extent acquisition is biologically programmed and influenced by our environment. It inquires as to what makes second language learning (in adulthood) different from first language acquisition; and whether the specific stages in language development are universal across languages. It will be a key text for courses in linguistics, developmental psychology and cognitive science.

1. The growth of language 2. What is acquired? 3. What is the problem of language acquisition? 4. How we can construct a theory of language acquisition 5. Brain and language development 6. The nature of nurture 7. How can we tell what children know?: methods for the study of language acquisition 8. The acquisition of phonology 9. The acquisition of syntax 10. The acquisition of semantics 11. On the nature of language growth 12. Conclusions: towards an integrated theory of language acquisition

Barbara Lust is Professor in the Department of Human Development, Cornell University.

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