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Language acquisition is the study of the processes through which learners acquire language. By itself, language acquisition refers to first language acquisition, which studies infants' acquisition of their native language, whereas second language acquisition deals with acquisition of additional languages in both children and adults. One hotly debated issue is whether the biological contribution includes capacities specific to language acquisition, often referred to as universal grammar. For fifty years, linguists Noam Chomsky and the late Eric Lenneberg have argued for the hypothesis that children have innate, language-specific abilities that facilitate and constrain language learning.[1] Other researchers, including Elizabeth Bates, Catherine Snow, Brian MacWhinney, and Michael Tomasello, have hypothesized that language learning results from general cognitive abilities and the interaction between learners and their surrounding communities. Recent work by William O'Grady proposes that complex syntactic phenomena result from an efficiency-driven, linear computational system. O'Grady describes his work as "nativism without Universal Grammar." One of the most important advances in the study of language acquisition was the creation of the CHILDES database by Brian MacWhinney and Catherine Snow.
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1. Starting A Stamp Collecting Business
September 21, 2009
People engage in hobbies to gain satisfaction with themselves, and is a form of relaxation. The most common leisure pursuit known to man is the acquisition of particular items, or what is generally known as collecting.
People from everywhere have been enticed to collect stamps and the number increases everyday. Viewed to be an exciting hobby, this also proves to be a profitable one, too.
Prices vary, depending on the supply available for collectors. Of course, with the number of collectors rising, the demand for rare specimen becomes more and more, This makes the price to rise ste... (read more)
Author: Jerald Shin Shapiro
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2. List of Synonyms and Antonyms
September 10, 2009
Acquisition
Synonyms: accumulation, appropriation, obtainment, ownership, proprietorship, attainment; purchase, gain, profit, earning; recovery, redemption
Antonyms: loss, consumption, decrease, exhaustion, depletion, expenditure, forfeiture; squandering, waste; deprivation, relinquishment, expropriation, cession, surrender; disbursement, outgoings, spending
Acquittal
Synonyms: clearance, exoneration, exculpation, absolution
Antonyms: conviction, condemnation, blame, accusation
Approval
Synonyms: acknowledgment, acceptance, permission, ratification, sanction,... (read more)
Author: Kenny Leones
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