Process of l1 acquisition: linguistic theory in application

• Main Authors: M. Shah, Parilah, Yusof, Aminuddin, Abdul Hamid, Zaidatul Akmal, Abdul Ghafar, Salehan, Hashim, Harwati, Abdullah, Amizura, M Sabri, Munira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Villanova University 2010
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/71484/1/71484_Process%20of%20l1%20acquisition%20linguistic%20theory%20in%20application.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/71484/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Children acquire knowledge of the first language (L1) without formal instruction in a variety of different circumstances. This paper analyzes how linguistic theory models first language acquisition in a way that is consistent with the fact that formal instruction is not available and that the circum...