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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