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    The document contains 13 questions about linguistic concepts related to first and second language acquisition such as the difference between linguistic and communicative competence, the Language Acquisition Device (LAD), stages of language development like babbling and telegraphic speech, phonological development, and theories of second and first language learning like the existence of a critical period and similarities/differences between L1 and L2 acquisition. The questions cover topics from early language development through the process of second language learning.

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    Answer the following questions.

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    1. What is the distinction between linguistic competence and communicative

    competence?

    2. What is LAD and how does it help explain language acquisition?

    3. Why is babbling considered a pre-linguistic stage?

    4. What characterizes the one-word stage?

    5. What characterizes the two-word stage?

    6. What characterizes telegraphic speech?

    7. What evidence suggests that infants can perceive phonemic distinctions even

    before acquisition begins? How does this ability change as the infant matures?

    8. What phonetic processes characterize the sound substitutions that occur in child

    language.

    9. What do researchers mean when they talk about "maternal language"?

    10. Is there a critical period for second language learning?

    11. Is the process of learning a second language (L2) similar to that for learning a first

    language (L1)?

    12. How long does it take for LEP students to learn English as a second language?

    13. What do we know about the theory of second language acquisition?

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