Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition

Target entity: Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition
Context triple: [Michael Tomasello, notableWork, Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition]

• A. A First Language: The Early Stages
  A First Language: The Early Stages is a landmark psycholinguistic study that meticulously documents how a young child acquires and develops their first language over time.
• B. The Architecture of Language
  The Architecture of Language is a poetry collection by Quincy Troupe that showcases his innovative, jazz-inflected style and exploration of African American experience, history, and identity.
• C. Foundations of Language
  Foundations of Language is a major theoretical work by linguist Ray Jackendoff that proposes an integrated, cognitive-science-based account of how linguistic structure relates to meaning, perception, and the mind.
• D. The Development of Language
  The Development of Language is a widely used textbook in psycholinguistics and language acquisition that explores how children learn and develop language from infancy through later childhood.
• E. A Book of Human Language
  A Book of Human Language is a critically acclaimed 1997 hip-hop album by Los Angeles rapper Aceyalone, known for its complex lyricism and experimental, jazz-influenced production.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition
Target entity description: "Constructing a Language: A Usage-Based Theory of Language Acquisition" is a seminal book by Michael Tomasello that argues children learn language through social interaction and the gradual abstraction of patterns from their communicative experiences, rather than via innate universal grammar.

• A. A First Language: The Early Stages
  A First Language: The Early Stages is a landmark psycholinguistic study that meticulously documents how a young child acquires and develops their first language over time.
• B. The Architecture of Language
  The Architecture of Language is a poetry collection by Quincy Troupe that showcases his innovative, jazz-inflected style and exploration of African American experience, history, and identity.
• C. Foundations of Language
  Foundations of Language is a major theoretical work by linguist Ray Jackendoff that proposes an integrated, cognitive-science-based account of how linguistic structure relates to meaning, perception, and the mind.
• D. The Development of Language
  The Development of Language is a widely used textbook in psycholinguistics and language acquisition that explores how children learn and develop language from infancy through later childhood.
• E. A Book of Human Language
  A Book of Human Language is a critically acclaimed 1997 hip-hop album by Los Angeles rapper Aceyalone, known for its complex lyricism and experimental, jazz-influenced production.
• F. None of above. chosen