Language Acquisition

Language Acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the ability to comprehend and produce language as a first, second, or additional language.

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Linguistics

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Age Effects In AcquisitionChild Language AcquisitionCross-linguistic InfluenceDiscourse DevelopmentIndividual Differences In AcquisitionLexical DevelopmentLiteracy DevelopmentMorphological AcquisitionMorphological DevelopmentPhonological Development

Publications

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Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English

Kathleen M. Broussard, Douglas Biber, Stig Johansson et al. · TESOL Quarterly · 2000 · 8.2K citations

Language Studies, English, Linguistics +13

A solution to Plato's problem: The latent semantic analysis theory of acquisition, induction, and representation of knowledge.

Thomas K. Landauer, Susan Dumais · Psychological Review · 1997 · 6.1K citations

Language Studies, Linguistics, Knowledge Representation +14

Statistical Learning by 8-Month-Old Infants

Jenny R. Saffran, Richard Ν. Aslin, Elissa L. Newport · Science · 1996 · 5.7K citations

Education, Linguistics, Psychology +16

Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition

Theodore V. Higgs, Stephen Krashen · Modern Language Journal · 1983 · 5.4K citations

Language Studies, Second Language Studies, Teaching +11

The Role of Consciousness in Second Language Learning1

R. W. SCHMIDT · Applied Linguistics · 1990 · 4.8K citations · Full text

Language Studies, Linguistics, Second Language Studies +7

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Michael Tomasello
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany
113 publications · 19.1K citations
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James Emil Flege
University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States
78 publications · 13.6K citations
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Susan Goldin‐Meadow
University of Chicago, United States
72 publications · 9.8K citations
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Silvina Montrul
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
72 publications · 8.3K citations
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Elena Lieven
University of Manchester, United Kingdom
74 publications · 7.7K citations
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Language Learning
688 publications · 85.4K citations
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Studies in Second Language Acquisition
SSLA · 635 publications · 82.9K citations
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Modern Language Journal
MLJ · 528 publications · 94.2K citations
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Journal of Child Language
897 publications · 75.9K citations
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Language
340 publications · 62.1K citations
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See also Language Acquisition
Theories	Bayesian Inference
Developmental Stages	Grammar Critical Periods
Learning Mechanisms	Explicit Memory Procedural Memory Social Interaction Statistical Learning Implicit Learning Unsupervised Learning Classical Conditioning Reinforcement
Input Factors	Corrective Feedback Joint Attention Perceptual Salience Communicative Feedback Parental Responsiveness Word Frequency Norms Language Input Quality
Individual Differences	Working Memory Motivation Social Identity Language Aptitude Self-efficacy Language Learning Anxiety Agarose Gel Electrophoresis Socioeconomic Background