Language acquisition is the process by which the language capability develops in a human. First language acquisition concerns the development of language in children, while second language acquisition focuses on language development in adults as well.
One line of debate is between two points of view: that of psychological nativism, and that of the “tabula rasa” or Blank Slate, i.e., language is acquired due to brain’s interaction with environment.
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