Child Language Acquisition: Contrasting Theoretical Approaches

1. Introduction 2. Speech perception, segmentation and production 3. Learning word meaning 4. Theoretical approaches to grammar acquisition 5. Inflection 6. Simple syntax 7. Movement and complex syntax 8. Binding, quantification and control 9. Related debates and conclusions.

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