Stages of Language Acquisition

An overview of the language acquisition schedule. Note: the age milestones for each stage are averages. Also, this video only address the acquisition of spoken language.

[MrTree-ywyw]

"The first stage is called Crying"

It seems to me I've never gone past this stage.

[cassandraclark]

Would love to see a video like this for Second language Acquisition. Love your videos!

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🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:14 🗣️ Language acquisition commences at birth and operates unconsciously, while language learning is a more deliberate process beginning later in childhood and extending into adulthood.
00:28 🌱 There is a critical period for acquiring language that begins in earnest at birth and continues through puberty; if no language is acquired during this time, it may be extremely difficult for the child to use language beyond a basic level.
01:54 🎙️ The stages of language acquisition include crying, vocal exploration, reduplicated babbling, variegated babbling, production of individual words, two-word speech, telegraphic speech, and then experimentation with morphology and semantics.
03:37 🤔 Children often make memorable errors in language acquisition due to over-generalization or the incorrect application of a grammatical rule, as well as over-extension where they apply a broader semantic range to words.
04:33 🧠 Children actively analyze the patterns and constructions used in language, acting as little statisticians, rather than just imitating others; correction does not necessarily expedite language acquisition.

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