Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 09:24:51 -0600

From: debaron[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIUC.EDU

Subject: Re: Textbook



Can anyone recommend a textbook for an "Introduction to Language" course for

linguistically naive masters-level early childhood students? Piedmont

College has just started offering graduate courses, and I want to jump on the

bandwagon, but I need a good textbook. I am thinking of something like

Phillip Dale's _Language Development_ or Johanna Destafano's _Language, the

Learner, and the School_, both of which are out of print.



Bill Smith

Piedmont College

wh5mith[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]aol.com



Stephen Pinker's _The Language Instinct_ is now out in paper ($14). I'm

going to try it for a 4 week summer course, along with Gradddol, CHeshire,

and Swann, _Describing Language_. Probably too ambitious, but we'll see.



Dennis

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