Editorial: Language Acquisition in Diverse Linguistic, Social and Cognitive Circumstances

Frontiers in Psychology

Maria Garraffa¹ 

关键词: language acquisition;    language pathology;    multilingualism;    heritage language (HL);    second language (L2) acquisition;    sign language (SL);    syntax;    vocabulary acquisition;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01807

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The language experience of children growing up in linguistically diverse environments is subject to considerable variation both in terms of input quantity and quality and these factors are predictive of future language abilities (e.g. Hart and Risley, 1995). While virtually all typically developing (TD) children acquire language competence, there are large differences in the extent to which vocabulary and higher-level linguistic skills develop, especially in children with atypical language development. This research topic encouraged a debate around the linguistic and environmental factors at play in a set of diverse environments for language acquisition. Language acquisition cannot be investigated without a clear description of the linguistic phenomena that need to be acquired. It is not clear, for example, why some phenomena are acquired later and some earlier; and if differences between children in processing are an effect of differences in competence, or differences in levels of cognitive variables such as non-verbal IQ, working memory, or Executive Functions.

【 授权许可】

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