Under generalization 'doggie' as just the family pet The critical age hypothesis Pinker presents many aspects of the critical age hypothesis. Thus, language acquisition might be like other biological functions. The linguistic clumsiness of tourists and students might be the price we pay for the linguistic genius we displayed as babies, just as the decrepitude of age is the price we pay for the vigor of youth. We can't understand their language. He consumed a language for the cultural essence it contained and became in practice, in custom, and in habit a loyal member of all the groups whose songs he sang.
Language is the building block of consciousness.
He that travelleth into a country before he hath some entrance into the language, goeth to school, and not to travel. Practical Background LAMP is a well known resource on language learning and provides many practical activities. There are many other books listed in the references at the end of this chapter, but few offer so many basic ideas. Consider the following notes to get started. The ultimate purpose of language learning is getting to know the people Learn a little , use it a lot .