The process of learning the language in children starts with listening and imitating the parents and persons around. When the language becomes a means of communication for the child for making her needs  expressed/fulfilled, the child replaces his weeping/crying/etc. with a formal language.

The role of religion becomes profound in the process from many perspectives. 

The child having learnt about the existence of God and other religious postulates may develop an interest in learning more about these things. It acts as a motivating factor. The child develops a lot of vocabulary relating to the religion and associated things.

Moreover, if the language of the religious texts is other than the mother tongue the child learns it or words of it. It brings multicultural and multilinguistic elements into the child learning process.

In essence, the child gets one more avenue of learning and developing a language with positive incentive and intention structures.

But that does not mean that religion is a must for language development. Doesn't an atheist's child learn her language well?

Religion/faith system may help chart a trajectory of early childhood language learning along parent's/family's ethos and linguistic abilities. Schools may use religious literature/stories as a help to encourage the child to learn the language better.

There is one more thing, however. Excessive reliance on religion for linguistic development may also assume a form of indoctrination rather than learning.

Regards

Thanks mohammad ,

you covered  the whole gamut of the role of religion in children's linguistic development milestones,

It is evident that exposure to religious discourse can be conducive to  a richer vocabulary stock and an incentive to learn more words and expressions. 

The situation turns out to be very sophisticated once is a child raised in a multilingual country with a preference for religious discourse or probably more secular variety depending on family backgrounds , governments' language and  planning procedures, etc. 

Moreover, it all hinges on the language of power and access to language of power,

religion can indubitably affect the semantic development and vocabulary explosion of children and their future  discursive structures and communication skills.

Individuals  can be failures or successes based upon their utilization of ''politically correct '' language of dominant organizations and establishments.  

Thanks mohammad ,

you covered  the whole gamut of the role of religion in children's linguistic development milestones,

It is evident that exposure to religious discourse can be conducive to  a richer vocabulary stock and an incentive to learn more words and expressions. 

The situation turns out to be very sophisticated once is a child raised in a multilingual country with a preference for religious discourse or probably more secular variety depending on family backgrounds , governments' language and  planning procedures, etc. 

Moreover, it all hinges on the language of power and access to language of power,

religion can indubitably affect the semantic development and vocabulary explosion of children and their future  discursive structures and communication skills.

Individuals  can be failures or successes based upon their utilization of ''politically correct '' language of dominant organizations and establishments.  

Thanks mohammad ,

you covered  the whole gamut of the role of religion in children's linguistic development milestones,

It is evident that exposure to religious discourse can be conducive to  a richer vocabulary stock and an incentive to learn more words and expressions. 

The situation turns out to be very sophisticated once a child is raised in a multilingual country with a preference for religious discourse or probably more secular variety depending on family backgrounds , governments' language and  planning procedures, etc. 

Moreover, it all hinges on the language of power and access to language of power,

religion can indubitably affect the semantic development and vocabulary explosion of children and their future  discursive structures and communication skills.

Individuals  can be failures or successes based upon their utilization of ''politically correct '' language of dominant organizations and establishments.  

Dear Rahimi

Thanks for your nice words. 

Waiting more from you.

Israr