Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Inuktitut -- Chapter 3 Time reference in Inuktitut -- Chapter 4 The development of time reference in child language: A review of the literature -- Chapter 5 Methodology -- Chapter 6 Early verb development in Inuktitut -- Chapter 7 Zero-marked verbs in early Inuktitut -- Chapter 8 Aspectual suffixes in early Inuktitut -- Chapter 9 Future temporal remoteness in early Inuktitut -- Chapter 10 Past temporal remoteness in early Inuktitut -- Chapter 11 Temporal adverbials and temporal clause coordination in early Inuktitut -- Chapter 12 Summary and conclusions -- Appendix A Abbreviations and notational conventions -- Appendix B Productivity assessment data -- References -- Index.

Language acquisition is a human endeavor par excellence. As children, all human beings learn to understand and speak at least one language: their mother tongue. It is a process that seems to take place without any obvious effort. Second language learning, particularly among adults, causes more difficulty. The purpose of this series is to compile a collection of high-quality monographs on language acquisition. The series serves the needs of everyone who wants to know more about the problem of language acquisition in general and/or about language acquisition in specific contexts.

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