An investigation of concepts of language in children from differing socio-economic backgrounds was conducted. The hypotheses were: 1) that kindergarten children from schools in higher socio-economic ...

We all take language for granted, yet we rely upon it throughout our lives in order to perform a range of functions. Imagine how you would accomplish all the things you might do, even in a single day, ...

The study of language development in children reveals that linguistic exposure is not merely about vocabulary growth but is integral to the formation of generic concepts—broad, abstract categories ...

THIS refers to the article ‘To be moved by reasons’ (July 21). We often confuse the two concepts of language acquisition and language learning. The former (L1) is all about mother tongue, while the ...