Fundamentals of Language Acquisition

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How humans acquire language is not a question only linguists ask; it is a mystery to many as how children learn the nuances of the most complex grammatical structures effortlessly that adults and machines find difficult. This is a key topic within Linguistics and all students of the discipline require an understanding of the nuances of the same. Not just Linguistics, this is important from the perspective of child development as well as research in intervention in language teaching tools etc. The course will cover the main theories of first language acquisition, acquisition of the components of language like phonology, morphology, words, syntax, semantics, communication skills, second language acquisition as well as language acquisition among atypical children. to give a holistic understanding of the topic at hand. Each of these domains will be thoroughly discussed, with adequate theoretical understanding as well as empirical data from research.

Intended audience: UG/PG/PhD students from any discipline and early career researchers dealing with language related courses or teaching. Also applicable for students of developmental psychology, speech and language disorder, cognitive science as well as industry specializing in the domain of language and social interventions for atypical children suffering from cognitive disorders/ delay.