ABSTRACT
Written as a tribute to Lila Gleitman, an influential pioneer in first language acquisition and reading studies, this significant book clearly establishes the relationships between psychology and linguistics. It begins with a thorough examination of issues in developmental psychology, continues with questions on perception and cognition, studies the realm of psycholinguistics, and concludes with an exploration of theoretical linguistics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 6|25 pages
Mechanisms for Listener-Adaptation in Language Production
Limiting the Role of the “Model of the Listener”
chapter 10|24 pages
Linearity as a Scope Principle for Chinese
The Evidence from First Language Acquisition
