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01.10.2026
Language acquisition
Introduction
Ontogeny and phylogeny
What is language acquisition?
Nature vs. nurture
Holistic vs. analytic processing
Language competence
Learning capacity and principles
Broca's and Wernicke's areas
Speech production
Speech perception
Markedness
Primary language acquisition
Acquisition of phonology
Acquisition of the lexicon
Acquisition of grammar
The critical period
Non-first-language acquisition
Summary
References
Language acquisition
Christian Lehmann
Erfurt