An examination of second language acquisition
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Table of Contents
- Introduction.
- Chimpanzees and adoption of American Sign Language in captivity.
- Research headed by Jared Taglialatela regarding chimpanzees.
- The biological and neural pathways underlying language acquisition.
- Critical period for language learning.
- Language acquisition after puberty.
- Mixed language utterances.
- The Single System Hypothesis.
- Other research lending more support to the Single System Hypothesis.
- Conclusion.
Abstract
language acquisition is a complicated concept that many scientists have been trying to understand for years. It is known that humans are the only animals to develop a vocalized form of language. However chimpanzees have proved to be capable of not only learning a language but then teaching it to other chimpanzees. The language they mastered was not a spoken language but American Sign language and what does it mean that these animals can also master language? This paper will examine the biological aspect of language acquisition, the role of a critical or sensitive period, theories relating to the acquisition of a second language, and differences in teaching and learning a visual language as compared to a spoken language.
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