Early interaction between a child and a caregiver provides the contexts for the child to acquire language. Both the child and caregiver make unique contributions to the dialogue. This chapter explores how children approach the learning of language and how they are helped by their environment and specifically their communication partners.
- http://www.ling.umd.edu/labs/acquisition/
This is the website of the University of Maryland Cognitive Neuroscience of language laboratory Project of Children's language learning. Here you will read about child language studies in progress.
- http://www.lsadc.org/info/ling-faqs-lang_acq.cfm
This is the website of the Linguistic Society of America. The URL will take you to a pamphlet published by the LSA on language acquisition in a 'frequently asked questions' format.
