universal grammar following book readers list might find interest information please visit http mitpress mit edu promotions books craihs98 investigations universal grammar guide experiments acquisition syntax semantics stephen crain rosalind thornton introductory guide language acquisition research presented within framework universal grammar theory human faculty language authors focus two experimental techniques assessing children linguistic competence elicited production task production task truth value judgment task comprehension task methodologies designed overcome numerous obstacles empirical investigation children language competence produce research results reproducible less likely dismissed artifact improper experimental procedure first section book authors examine fundamental assumptions guide research area present theory linguistic competence model language processing following two sections discuss detail two experimental techniques stephen crain professor linguistics rosalind thornton assistant professor linguistics university maryland college park language speech communication series bradford book may 1998 cloth 7 x 10 368 pp 46 illus isbn 0262 03250 3 jud wolfskill associate publicist phone 617 2532079 mit press fax 617 2531709 five cambridge center e mail wolfskil mit edu cambridge 021421493 http mitpress mit edu