First language acquisition is the natural process by which children learn the language(s) they hear from birth, consisting of stages including babbling, one-word utterances, and two-word phrases, leading to proficiency by age four. Babies exhibit distinctive sounds during babbling, followed by recognizable single words around 12 months, and the ability to construct sentences by age two. Ultimately, by age four, many children can ask questions, give commands, and create stories with appropriate grammar.

1. How do children learn a language
“First Language Acquisition”

2. Prepared By
Monjur Hasan Mahmud
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3. What is First Language Acquisition?
The term first language acquisition
refers to children's natural acquisition
of the language or languages they
hear from birth.
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4. Stages of first language acquisition
 Before First Words (Babbling stage)
 First Words Around 12 months (One-word stage)
 By the age of 2 (Two-word stage)
 By the age of 4 (Most children are able to speak)

5. Before First Words (Babbling stage)
Babies use sounds to reflect the characteristics
of the different language they are learning. E.g.
Ba-ba…, Ma-ma…, Ka-ka… so on.
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6. First Words Around 12 months (One-word stage)
 One or two recognizable words.
 Single-word sentences.
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7. By the age of 2 (Two-word stage/toddlers)
At least 50 different words.
 Telegraphic sentences e.g., “Mommy
juice”, “baby fall down”
Creatively combining words. e.g., “more
outside”, “all gone cookie”
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8. By the age of 4 (Most children are able to speak)
Ask questions.
Give command.
Create stories about imaginary ones with
correct word order and grammatical markers
most of the time.
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9. Conclusion
In conclusion, I think language acquisition
refers to the process where a normally
developed child is able to become a
proficient language user without having to
make apparently difficult efforts.

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