GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES
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all that is required for a person to be bilingual
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the phonological features of a human being
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the principles which are universal to all languages
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Universal principles of language are the patterns that are common to diverse tongues in the world, and they can be of value to you when teaching English learners.
Detailed explanation-2: -Universal grammar builds on the ideas of the existence of the LAD. It basically argues that universal rules of grammar can be recognized in languages around the world, which humans can recognize.
Detailed explanation-3: -Every child has a “Language Acquisition Device”, or LAD for short. The LAD is a tool that is found in the brain; it enables the child to rapidly develop the rules of language. The role of the LAD is to encode the major skills involved in language learning, but with a focus on the encoding of grammar.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Language Acquisition Device, or LAD, is part of Chomsky’s acquisition hypothesis. The LAD is a system of principles that children are born with that helps them learn language, and accounts for the order in which children learn structures, and the mistakes they make as they learn.