Language acquisition in child development process and underlying theories
Overview
This paper discusses the process of language development as an important aspect that differentiates humans from other species. It highlights the various stages of language development before and after birth of an infant starting from listening skills, speech development, sentence construction and building of vocabulary in any language. Research has been done on language development and this paper uses the findings of these sources to explain how human beings develop language skills in various stages of development. There are also theories that have been used in trying to explain language development as a complex aspect in human existence.
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