Language acquisition, English

Assignment Help:

Language Acquisition

Learning a primary language is core to what makes all of us human and it is an expected and natural development that is built into the human species (Bruer 1999). The process of becoming competent in a first language requires very young children to master: phonol- ogy (the sounds of the language); vocabulary (the words of the language); grammar (the way the words are ordered and put together); discourse (the way the sentences are put together); and pragmatics (the rules of how to use the language) (Tabors 1997; Siraj- Blatchford and Clarke 2001). Though complex, a child's initial foray into language development begins at birth as the child interacts with others, building both a receptive vocabulary and a phenomenal ability to express all of the other important pieces of their language in a fairly competent manner by the age of five. Once children have at least 50 useful words at about 18 months and the understanding that objects have particular names, there is often a language 'explosion' or 'word spurt' (McMurray 2007) where toddlers begin their journey toward owning the approximately 6,000 words they will have at school entry and the 60,000 words they will use in adulthood for the following: to satisfy needs and wants (instrumental), to control others (regulatory), to create interactions with others (interactional), to express personal thoughts and opinions (personal), to create imaginary worlds (imaginative), to seek information (heuristic) and to communicate information to others (informative) (Stewig and Jett-Simpson 1995; Kostelnik, Soderman, and Whiren 2007).


Related Discussions:- Language acquisition

Reference sources, what are the different reference sources?

what are the different reference sources?

Sentences, Give me examples of simple sentences that are part of a horror s...

Give me examples of simple sentences that are part of a horror story

Types of noun, common noun in this sentence their are many shops in the mar...

common noun in this sentence their are many shops in the markets

Article review, For this assignment, choose a peer-reviewed article to revi...

For this assignment, choose a peer-reviewed article to review. Use the databases within the Online Library or use another source that contains peer-reviewed articles. The purpose o

Exclamatory sentence, can u please give me 5 example of exclamatory sentenc...

can u please give me 5 example of exclamatory sentence

Explain the catcher in the rye, Explain the Catcher in the Rye The Catch...

Explain the Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is one of the most popular and controversial novels read by high school students in the United States. Ho

Write an essay on qualities of perfect city and its citizens, Topic What...

Topic What are the qualities of the 'perfect' (or 'virtuous') a city and its citizens? Who are 'weeds', can they exist in the perfect city, and what sorts of relations should th

Summarize the poem "ozymandias" by percy bysshe shelley, Question 1 Discus...

Question 1 Discuss. 'The Last Ride Together' as a dramatic monologue Question 2 Explain with reference to context                a) A virgin scene-A little while I stood,

Write Your Message!

Captcha
Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd