A comprehensive introduction to child language acquisition that outlines the most influential findings, discusses fiercely debated topics and poses outstanding questions for the future.

Chapter 1: Introduction to language acquisition
Chapter 2: Learning the sounds of the language
Chapter 3: Learning words
Chapter 4: Learning morphology
Chapter 5: Learning syntax
Chapter 6: Learning to communicate
Chapter 7: Learning more than one language - multilingualism
Chapter 8: Explaining individual differences
Chapter 9: The search for language universals
Index

Caroline Rowland is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Liverpool. Her research focuses on how children acquire language, with a particular interest in grammar and in assessing how the child's environment promotes and shapes language growth. She is a series editor for the Trends in Language Acquisition (TiLAR) book series and an associate editor for the Journal of Child Language.