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Which of the following best describes language acquisition?
Which of the following best describes language acquisition?
What is the relationship between language acquisition and culture?
What is the relationship between language acquisition and culture?
Which of the following is true about language acquisition?
Which of the following is true about language acquisition?
At what stage do infants start making a variety of sounds like crying, cooing, and gurgling?
At what stage do infants start making a variety of sounds like crying, cooing, and gurgling?
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What language would a child exposed to a community of Bangladeshi speakers most likely begin to speak fluently?
What language would a child exposed to a community of Bangladeshi speakers most likely begin to speak fluently?
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True or false: Language acquisition is a process by which children achieve a fluent control of their native language.
True or false: Language acquisition is a process by which children achieve a fluent control of their native language.
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True or false: The ability to understand and speak a language is a neuro-cognitive process.
True or false: The ability to understand and speak a language is a neuro-cognitive process.
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True or false: Children all over the world acquire their first language with the help of tutoring.
True or false: Children all over the world acquire their first language with the help of tutoring.
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True or false: Infants start making a variety of sounds like crying, cooing, and gurgling after they begin to produce and comprehend speech.
True or false: Infants start making a variety of sounds like crying, cooing, and gurgling after they begin to produce and comprehend speech.
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True or false: A child exposed to a community of Bangladeshi speakers is most likely to begin speaking English fluently.
True or false: A child exposed to a community of Bangladeshi speakers is most likely to begin speaking English fluently.
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Study Notes
Language Acquisition
- The process of learning a language, typically a first language, is called language acquisition.
- Language acquisition is heavily influenced by culture.
- Infants begin making a variety of sounds like crying, cooing, and gurgling from birth.
- A child exposed to a community of Bangladeshi speakers is most likely to begin speaking Bengali fluently.
- Language acquisition is a process by which children achieve a fluent control of their native language.
- The ability to understand and speak a language is a neuro-cognitive process.
- Children acquire their first language through interaction and exposure, not tutoring.
- Infants start making a variety of sounds like crying, cooing, and gurgling before they begin to produce and comprehend speech.
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Test your knowledge on language acquisition and its role in a child's development. Discover the neuro-cognitive process behind language acquisition and how children acquire their first language without formal instruction.
