Child Language Acquisition Development

By Katlyn Joy, eHow Contributing Writer

We are born with an ability to learn speech and language, and have a need to communicate as social beings. However, the environment we grow up in has a tremendous impact on how our speech and language develop.

Language Elements
Certain elements are present in all languages. These include phonology (speech sounds), morphology (word formation), syntax (sentence building), semantics (meaning of sentences/words), prosody (intonation and rhythm of speech), and pragmatics (practical rules for language use). A child learns these elements within the first few years of life without formal instruction, but rather just by regular interaction with others.

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Our study shows that babies are interested in speech sounds, intonation and rhythm of speech in the first 15 months, word formation after 15 month, and sentence building from 24 months.

By far the most difficult part in learning a language is in voice recognition, which babies up to 8 months excel. As babies are only interested in sounds and sound patterns, and there are only 30+ basic sounds in any language, babies can learn 10 languages at the same time without confusion and without any problem.