A Short Introduction to the Study of Language - Ellen Thompson
Experiments in Language Acquisition
A Short Introduction to the Study of Language - Ellen Thompson
Ellen Thompson [+]
Florida International University
Ellen Thompson is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Florida International University in Miami.
Description
1 Introduction 2 Infants Distinguish All Speech Sounds 3 Experimental Methods in Language Acquisition 3.1 High-amplitutude Sucking Procedure (HAS) 3.2 Preferential Looking Technique 3.3 Head-turn Preference Procedure How Children Learn Words 4 Second Language Acquisition 4.1 Second Language Learning of the Sound System 4.2 Second Language Learning of Structure 4.2.1 Grammaticality Judgment Task 4.2.2 Sentence-Matching Experiment 5 Conclusion References Suggested Materials