FIRST LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN EARLY CHILDREN 3-4 YEARS
(Descriptive Qualitative Study in Parakanlima Village)
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Early Childhood, Language, First Language AcquisitionAbstract
Language acquisition is a process that takes place in a child's brain to capture, produce, and use words for understanding and communication from when he or she acquires her first language or mother tongue. Language acquisition is a natural process in which a person masters language. Language acquisition is usually the result of verbal contact with native speakers of that language environment. This study aims to determine the acquisition of the first language in early childhood 3-4 years in Parakanlima Village. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method. The respondents in this study were three parents and three children aged 3-4 years who lived in Parakanlima Village, Jatiluhur District, Purwakarta. The results of this study indicate that children are able to master the acquisition of the first language which is characterized by vocabulary that is in accordance with the stage of development of their age that they get in the family and surrounding environment.Downloads
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2023-05-26
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