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The role of imitation—The language acquisition device (LAD)—Pivot-grammars—R. Brown’s studies of Adam and Eve—The sensory-motor stage of intelligence—MacNamara’s theory—The role of intention in language learning—Global behavior as the basis for language acquisition—The problem of the one-word sentence—The grammar of action—Strategies in language acquisition.
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Hörmann, H. (1979). The Developmental Psychology of Language Acquisition. In: Psycholinguistics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6211-4_11
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