Discussion. How Far Does a Construction Grammar Approach to Argument Structure Take Us in Understanding Children's Language Development?.

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ERIC Number: EJ573660

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Discussion. How Far Does a Construction Grammar Approach to Argument Structure Take Us in Understanding Children's Language Development?

Journal of Child Language, v25 n2 p443-84 Jun 1998

Presents the responses of 12 authors to Michael Tomasello's essay, which comments on Adele Goldberg's recent book, "Constructions: A Construction Grammar Approach to Argument Structure." Goldberg's book develops the theory of construction grammar for a set of problems associated with verb-argument structure. (SM)

Descriptors: Child Language, Children, Construction (Process), Grammar, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Theory, Syntax, Verbs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: For related article, see FL 528 446.