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ERIC Number: EJ503172
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-5309
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The Ecological Approach to Language Development: A Radical Solution to Chomsky's and Quine's Problems.
Reed, Edward S.
Language & Communication, v15 n1 p1-29 Jan 1995
Asserts that several of the assumptions underlying Noam Chomsky's and W. V. O. Quine's theories of language acquisition and development are misleading or false. It is argued, among other things, that children do not "acquire" language, but rather learn how to participate in the linguistic community surrounding them. (99 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Learning Processes, Linguistic Theory, Research Problems
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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