Language-Acquisition

Language Acquisition Innateness

The ability to communicate is natural to the human,we are born with the knowledge of getting there thoughts across to someone. That is how its been for all of human existence.

Universal-Grammar

theory proposing that humans possess innate faculties related to the acquisition of language

Definition

Subtopthe process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language, as well as to produce and use words and sentences to communicate. Language acquisition involves structures, rules and representation.

Main topic

First language acquisition refers to the way humans learn their native language. Second language acquisition refers to the learning of another language or languages besides the native language.

Language Acquisition Stages

Babbling

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Age:5-9 Months Typical Patterns:Constant-Vowel patterns: ma ma ma,da da da , ba ba ba,etcAge: 9-18 months typical patterns

one word

two word

early mutiword

late mutiword