Language development in children??

Question

What is your understanding of language development in children?

Answer 1

All children can aquire language, they just need to be dropped in the environment where language is spoken. Children can learn multiple languages if they are in a bilingual environment.

Some speculate, but I disagree, that some languages with a lot of inflected nouns and verbs (Finnish, Hungarian, Russian) take longer to acquire than languages without inflected forms (Chinese) but each child should more or less be fluent by age three in a language.

Answer 2

Children are born with the ability to understand language, basically their primary language and/or the language most used at home. A child may be born with the ability to speak while their parents are deaf and/or mute however, in the course of this child's development, if not exposed to a verbal language, the child will develope the language mostly used at home (ie sign language). However, if exposed to verbal language at an early age, the child's linguistic abilities to communicate will increase. Studies have shown that children who are raised in an enriched language (print environment as well as communication enriched) will develop a larger vocabulary in comparison to children whom are raised in homes where their environment does not stimulate the brain to develop language concepts. The key is to stimulate the child's brain so that he/she can develop the connections. So this is the reason why it is important for a child to receive early intervention when they are in need of it. Oh yes, studies further show that if a child is fluent in his/her primary language then they are better able to develop a secondary language. Hence, test scores are also better in these children. So as the saying goes, children are like sponges. The earlier parents begin to read to them, enrich their environment with print and hold age appropriate conversations, the better chances that the child will grow up to be an excellent reader....of course this all leads to language development.

Answer 3

There seem to be certain windows of time during which infants are especially sensitive to specific stimuli. Those windows close after a while. For instance, the young brain masters a language with ease, even more than one. But the most receptive period for learning language seems to begin to close at about the age of five.
Infants accomplish the feat of learning to speak, which is so important for the rest of their cognitive development primarily through verbal interactions with the parents. Infants especially respond to human stimuli. "A baby . . . imitates its mother's voice," observes Barry Arons of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Interestingly, however, babies do not imitate all sounds. As Arons observes, the baby "does not insert the cradle squeaks that have occurred simultaneously with the mother's speech."

Parents of varied cultural backgrounds speak to their babies using the same rhythmic speaking style that some call "Parentese." As the parent speaks in a loving way, the heart rate of the infant increases. This is believed to assist in hastening the connection between words and the objects they denote. Without saying a word, the infant is calling out: "Talk to me!"

Answer 4

My understanding is that they tend to use the languages that are spoken at home. Children also learn at their own pace, such as some start speaking at an earlier age than others do, while some take more time; such as stutter or other language barriers that some children have to face. My youngest started speaking clearly earlier than her older siblings did.

Answer 5

Be eloquent yourself. Speak articulately. Use good vocabulary. Emphasize on words that you want your children to learn. Teach them new words every day. If you're an eloquent person your children will be positively influenced. And, I suggest you also expose your children to a second and a third language early in their life.

Answer 6

I dont reallly understand ur question. but i believe that children develop the language that is mostly used at thier home and school.