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Peer reviewedKhan, Farhat – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1984
Describes a study that examined phonological features of a group of 10 Urdu speaking children (20 to 30 months) to determine if a general theory of language learning can be deduced on the basis of Jakobson's theory of language universals. Addresses the question of how far such a theory is applicable to Urdu speaking children acquiring their native…
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Universals, Learning
Peer reviewedLange, Dietrich – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1979
The development of German proficiency by a three-year-old Australian boy living in Germany was monitored for a five-month period. His command of German negation is reported. The study is seen as bearing on issues in first and second language acquisition, such as competence and interference. (JB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Language, German, Interference (Language)
