Cross-linguistic Research on Early Grammatical Mapping

摘要: On the basis of detailed cross-linguistic comparison, it is argued that semantic pre-dispositions for early acquisition grammar are not as strong once suspected. The patterns generalization found to characterize children’s language shown often have a source in input language. It therefore concluded, keeping with number researchers, means mapping information onto cannot be preprogrammed. Language-learning children appear guided by both and morphosyntactic structure from very age, further research careful attention needed determine just where process development grammatical occurs. paper chronologically organized order highlight developments approach.