Becoming a Word Learner : A Debate on Lexical Acquistion (Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory & Language S.)

A debate on lexical acquisition by some of the most prominent and influential psychologists in the area of language development. True to the Counterpoints format, each author puts forth, in the strongest possible terms, his or her own theory of language acquisition. In the final commentary chapter, a lively exchange between competing colleagues further sharpens differences and, in some cases, brings consensus.