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Process of language

 This is what is NECESSARY and SUFFICIENT for language development to occur. We can say that acquisition is input-dependent and comprehension-dependent, while developing proficiency is communication-dependent.

Language acquisition

Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend Language.

Stages of Language Development Analysis

 Preschool age children are like sponges, ready for knowledge and excited to gain new skills, The ages of three to four is a time in a child's life that they can absorb language skills readily from sing along songs, storytelling, open ended questions, and daily receptive and expressive language activities.

Children do not wake up one morning with a fully formed grammar in their heads. In moving from first words to adult competence children pass through linguistic stages. They begin by babbling, they then acquire their first words, and in just a few months they begin to put words together into sentences.

Perception and production of speech sounds

The human capacity for speech communication is so complex that it will not be possible to achieve complete understanding until the perception and production of speech come together conceptually in a joint approach to the problems shared by both modes.

Chomsky’s theory

Chomsky’s theory teaches that children possess language learning skills. This is where Chomsky’s DAL or «language acquisition device» comes into existence. This can be compared to a device built into the computer program, which gives children skills to process and learn the language. This can occur even if they have limited exposure to it.