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The book addresses a controversial current topic in language acquisition studies: the impact of frequency on linguistic structure in child language. A major strength of the book is that the role of input frequency in the acquisition process is evaluated in a large variety of languages, topics and the two major theoretical frameworks: UG-based and usage-based accounts. While most papers report a clear frequency effect, different factors that may be interacting with pure statistical effects are critically assessed. An introductory statement is made by Thomas Roeper who calls for caution as he id

Frequency (Linguistics). --- Language acquisition. --- Psycholinguistics. --- Language acquisition --- Frequency (Linguistics) --- Languages & Literatures --- Philology & Linguistics --- Lexicology. Semantics --- Psycholinguistics --- Grammar --- Frequency of occurrence (Linguistics) --- Acquisition of language --- Developmental linguistics --- Developmental psycholinguistics --- Language and languages --- Language development in children --- Psycholinguistics, Developmental --- Acquisition --- Linguistic analysis (Linguistics) --- Interpersonal communication in children --- Language acqusition, Theories of Language Acquisition.