The Developmental Stages of Child Language

This paper examines the various developmental stages of language as observed among children aged zero (0) to three (3) years and evaluates the intricacies involved as children grow through a complex situation in the process of not only language development, but also learning and acquisition. The paper adopts the theory of Language Acquisition Device (LAD) Chomsky (1960) which states that every child is born with an innate ability to learn human language which is the major reason they grow up using and speaking the language with the aid of support and influence from their environment. This paper believes that the developmental stages in language leaning is common among children between the ages of zero (0) to three (3) years.

Keywords: Developmental Stages Child Languages

Authors

• Habibu Sule
  Department of General Studies,
  Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi
  habibusule@gmail.com
• Aishatu Inuwa Muhammad
  Department of General Studies
  College of Nursing Sciences
  Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi
  inuwaaishatu2@gmail.com
• Simon Timothy
  Department of General Studies,
  Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi
  simontimothyrabo67@gmail.com