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In this groundbreaking book, Tomasello presents a comprehensive usage-based theory of language acquisition. Drawing together a vast body of empirical research in cognitive science, linguistics, and developmental psychology, Tomasello demonstrates that we don't need a self-contained "language instinct" to explain how children learn language. Their linguistic ability is interwoven with other cognitive abilities.

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The usage-based theory of language acquisition ~ The usage-based theory of language acquisition Michael Tomasello 5.1 Introduction The usage-based approach to linguistic communication may be summar-ized in the two aphorisms: † meaning is use † structure emerges from use ‘Meaning is use’ represents an approach to the functional or semantic dimension of linguistic communication.

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