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Option 3 : nature of exposure
Language is a symbolic, rule-governed system, shared by a group of people to express their thoughts and feelings. In a child, language development takes place through language acquisition and language learning.
Language acquisition :
- It refers to the subconscious process of learning a native or second language because of the innate capacity of the human brain.
- It is a natural process whereby children acquire language by observing and repeating what they hear in their native environment.
- Nature of exposure is the most important factor in language acquisition of L1 as language acquisition does not require any formal instruction.
- Children acquire the language when they have exposure to the language as it helps students to observe the language in the immediate environment.
- Lack of exposure in the early years affects language development. So, the children should be exposed to an environment loaded with languages.
Hence, it could be concluded that the nature of exposure is the most important factor in language acquisition of L1.
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