Understanding Language 3e - Chapter 3
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Chapter 3:  First Language Acquisition


Consider the following questions 

  1. Support the argument that caregivers teach their children language and what is the role that caregivers play in first language acquisition.
  2. After viewing the video on baby babbling, what do you see as precursors of language?


Suggested Readings

Clark, E. V., & Casillas, M. (2015). First language acquisition. In The Routledge Handbook of Linguistics (pp. 311-328). Routledge.
Curtiss, S. (2014). Genie: A Psycholinguistic Study of a Modern-day Wild Child. Academic Press.
Genesee, F., & Nicoladis, E. (2007). Bilingual First Language Acquisition. Blackwell Handbook of Language Development (pp. 324-342). Blackwell.

Interesting Websites

  1. Turn Taking in Babies
  2. Deb Roy: The Birth of a Word
  3. Head turning experiment
  4. Benefits of Bilingualism      


Handout

  1. First language acquisition handout