PSY274H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Spina Bifida, Language Acquisition, Aphasia
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Acquiring language beings in the womb for hearing fetuses (our accessible memories do not go back that far) Acquiring language happens naturally no one teaches us, brain does it on its own. Language acquisition proceeds normally: for example: in samoa, adults do not view infants and small children as conversational partners, nor feel the responsibility to model their speed so children can learn easily. Yet, children acquire the language of the larger community at the same rate of other children around the world: therefore, conscious language teaching is not necessary for first language acquisition. The idea of mimicking language is sufficient for language acquisition is also wrong: example: the wild boy of aveyron was found living in the woods of aveyrn. All his habits indicate that wild animals have raised him. She could hardly walk and didn"t know what was speech.