摘要: List of Contributors. Acknowledgments. Part I: Theory, Method, and Context. Introduction. Theoretical Approaches. 1. Parameters in Acquisition: Jurgen M. Meisel (University Hamburg). 2. Connectionist Approaches to Language Kim Plunkett (Oxford University). 3. The Impact Socialization on Grammatical Development: Elinor Ochs California at Los Angeles) Bambi Schieffelin (New York Methods. 4. Individual Differences their Implications for Theories Elizabeth Bates San Diego), Philip S. Dale Washington), Donna Thal (San Diego State 5. Computational Analysis Interactions: Brian MacWhinney (Carnegie Mellon Social Contextual Influences. 6. Issues the Study Input: Finetuning, Universality, Developmental Differences, Necessary Causes: Catherine E. Snow (Harvard University Graduate School Education). 7. Discourse Organization Development Reference Person, Space, Time: Maya Hickmann (Universite Rene Descartes, Paris Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, EPHE). 8. Bilingual Annick Houwer (Belgian Science Foundation Antwerp). 9. across Contexts: Richard Ely (Boston University) Jean Berko Gleason II: Emergence Consolidation Linguistic Abilities:. Spoken Language: Early Speech Development. 10. Capacity John L. Locke (Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School). 11. Phonetic Abilities First Year Life: Ray D. Kent Wisconsin--Madison) Giuliana Miolo Wisconsin--Madison). 12. Phonological Lise Menn Colorado) Carol Stoel--Gammon Washington). Learning Words. 13. Lexical Martyn Barrett Surrey). 14. Later Word Formation: Eve V. Clark (Stanford 15. Role Syntax Verb Learning: Lila R. Gleitman Pennsylvania) Jane Gillette Pennsylvania). Grammar. 16. Reinterpreting Childrena s Sentence Comprehension: Toward a New Framework: Roberta Michnick Golinkoff Delaware) Kathy Hirsh--Pasek (Temple 17. Strategies Acquisition Syntax: Ann Peters Hawai'i). 18. Phrase Structure Functional Categories: Andrew Radford Essex). 19. Empty Categories Complex Sentences: Case wh--Questions: Jill Villiers (Smith College). III: Nonnormal 20. Impairment: Jon F. Miller Thomas Klee Newcastle upon Tyne). 21. Laurence B. Leonard (Purdue 22. Paul Fletcher (Reading Ingham Reading). 23. Pragmatic Impairments: Holly K. Craig Michigan). 24. Children Adolescents with Down Syndrome: Robin Chapman 25. Hemisphere Damage: A Cross--sectional View from Birth Adolescence: Julie A. Eisele (Skidmore College) Dorothy Aram (Emerson References. Index.