Context in Child Language

摘要: It has been 5 years since the last review on child language appeared in this series (120). During that period, field witnessed such rapid growth it became increasingly difficult to keep abreast of many new areas research. Recognition led, among other things, establishing a journal for developmental psycholinguistics (Journal Child Language). When Roeper and McNeill composed review, they concentrated study semantics children'S speech. Attention children's speech was symptomatic growing awareness breadth depth child's knowledge his native encom­ passed considerably more than approaches relying form would have suggested. Indeed nearly decade led us increasing sensitivity broad range competencies children acquire as become fluent speakers language. is out subject matter present chapter selected. I believe current period in, characterized by attempts identify wide factors seem use understanding producing The evidence suggests these factors, often referred context, must be taken into account investigation acquisition. Yet