1. BY MELODY D. ERPE
MASTER OF EDUCATION MAJOR IN ENGLISH
APPLIED LINGUISTIC

2.  Language is learn by imitation and practice.
 Language is not possible without effort.
 Language learning is natural. Babies are
born with the ability to learn it.
 Language learning begins at birth.
 This learning takes place in three basic
stages.

3. Stage one: Learning Sounds
The sounds a language uses are called
PHONEMES. English has about 44.
The ability to recognize and produce those
sound is called PHONEMIC AWARENESS.

4. Stage Two: Learning Words
Children essentially learn how the sounds
in the Language go together to make
meaning.
 Example: Sounds M,Ah,M,and Ee refers to
Mommy.
They learn “word boundaries” or
Morphene- a sound or sounds that have
meaning.

5. Stage Three: Learning Sentences
Children can put words in correct order
to make sentences.
They also learn the difference between
Grammatical correctness and meaning.

6. Language develops at di f ferent rates in di f ferent
chi ldren.
T h e i r l a n g u a g e r e a l l y d o e s n ’ t c omp l e t e l y
resemble adul t language unt i l they reach around
age of eleven.
 At two years and two months verbal ly gi f ted
chi ldren can speak in complete, grammat ical ly
cor rect sentences l ike a three year old.

7. The system of language consist of sounds,
structures and vocabulary.
Language is a system of systems : there
are phonological and grammat ical systems.
There are several subsystems wi th in a
language.

8. O c c a s i o n a l e x c e p t i o n s o f l a n g u a g e t h a t d o n ’ t
appear systemat ic:
Wh e t h e r t o u s e g e r u n d s : “ I e n j o y r e a d i n g ” o r
Use inf ini t ives “ I w a n t t o r e a d ” o r
“ I l i k e t o r e a d ” o r
“ I l i k e r e a d i n g ”
I ts something need to be memorized no system
to i t .

9. There is no necessary( logic or scient i f ic) or
natural relat ionship between the word of a given
language and the concept they represent .
The rules for the combinat ion of signs in order
to produce complete thoughts are di f ferent from
one language to the other.
Nei ther of these format ions has bet ter claim to
accuracy, correctness or truth than the other.

10. Each language works through symbols
which are sounds, gestures or wri t ten
characters that represent objects,
act ions, events and ideas.
A language has rules that govern how
symbols can be arranged. Organized
hierarchical ly the bui lding blocks of
language; phonemes-----morphemes-----
syntax

11. 1. Phonemes – smal lest dist inguishable
uni ts in a language.
2. Morphemes – smal lest meaningful
uni ts in a language.
3. Syntax – system of rules that govern
how words can be meaningful ly
arranged to form phrases and
sentences.

12. Di f ferent symbols are used in a single
language. These symbols are vocals.
There are other kinds of symbols which
cannot be cal led vocal symbols ; gestures
,signal f lags and ringing of the bel ls.
In language the sound are produce through
vocal organs.
Speech is the basic form of language.

13. The cul ture of the people natural ly
inf luences the language.
Every language is a product of the
society.
Language cannot be separated from the
cul ture in which i t exists.