Language Structure and Language Aquisition

Reviews the book, The Organization of Language by Janice Moulton and George Robinson (1981). This book presents a theory of language organization and an account of how language can be acquired. The point of view is psycholinguistic; both theoretical and experimental material are presented, the emphasis being theoretical. The authors elucidate some of the field's basic questions as they develop their own position. The style is admirably clear and elegant. Unfortunately, serious defects in the treatment of linguistic theory mar the excellence of the whole. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)