Halliday's early study of child language is titled:
AThought and Language
BThe Language Instinct
CLearning How to Mean
DAspects of Syntax
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Learning How to Mean
1. Halliday saw the child as developing a meaning potential.
2. He said learning language is learning how to mean.
3. That is the name of his well-known early study.
**Why not the others:** Thought and Language is by Vygotsky, The Language Instinct is by Pinker, and Aspects of Syntax is by Chomsky.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Michael Halliday", section "Studies in child language development" (revision 1371974860)_
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