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  1. Jan 1, 1981 · Languages Communication, Vol. 1, No.2/3,pp. 15578,1981. 0271309/81/0201554S02.00/0 Printed in Great Britain. 1981 Pergamon Press Ltd. THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF LANGUAGE ACQUISITION* JEROME BRUNER I The acquisition of language, in addition to being a psychological matter, is also a thorn in the side of linguistics, a testing ground for theories in the philosophy of mind, and a major enterprise in ...

  2. Jun 19, 2020 · At the same time, the study of language acquisition, including second language (L2) learning by children and adults, has also progressed significantly from behavioral research toward ...

    • Ping Li, Hyeonjeong Jeong
    • 2020
  3. Sep 7, 2023 · Language Acquisition in psychology refers to the process by which humans acquire the ability to perceive, produce, and use words to understand and communicate. This innate capacity typically develops in early childhood and involves complex interplay of genetic, cognitive, and social factors.

  4. Jan 1, 2018 · Interactionism only explains the paramount importance of interaction to ensure thriving language acquisition or learning but does not mention the other prerequisites of language development. Thus, suffice it to say that only by combining all three theoretical models can one satisfactorily elaborate on L1 acquisition and L2 learning.

    • Norbahira Mohamad Nor, Radzuwan Ab Rashid
    • 2018
  5. 616 Acquisition Social interaction matters: Humans vs. machines The role of social cues in language learning is grounded in a rich theoretical litera-ture and researchers have begun to test this claim in the laboratory. In each case, children’s ability to learn language from a live social interaction is compared to

  6. Jan 16, 2019 · SOCIAL ASPECTS OF SECOND LANGUAGE acquisition (SLA) and the contexts in which people attempt to learn and use languages and seek to become integrated within new and changing cultures have been examined for decades from various theoretical perspectives (e.g., Atkinson, 2011; Batstone, 2010; Block, 2003; Duff, 2017).

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  8. Language is a structured form of communication that is unique to humans. Within the first few years of life, typically developing children can understand and produce full sentences in their native language or languages. For centuries, philosophers, psychologists, and linguists have debated how we acquire language with such ease and speed.

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