A Perception of First Language Acquisition with Reference to Gender in Kurdish children as an example in Rawandwz district

Abstract

This article focuses on Language acquisition as a process which can take place at any period of one's life. In the sense of first language acquisition, however, it refers to the acquisition, unconscious learning, of one's native language during the first 12 or 24 months of age. The research also reviews current approaches to first language acquisition, arguing in favor of the theory that attributes to the child an innate knowledge of universal grammar. Further, this knowledge can accommodate the systematic nature of children's non-adult linguistic behaviors. It also analyzes the factors and other mechanisms that influence first language acquisition.

This research provides a survey composed of two key questions for parents, such as: 1. Which one of your kids acquired language earlier, daughter or son? 2. At what month of age your kid uttered the first word? The researchers used quantitative and descriptive methods. The research also reviews individual differences, specifically debates the critical period in kids’ language acquisition, motivation, memory, and factors that are effective on the language acquisition process. Finally, the study discusses the methodology, language pedagogy as well as the suggestions for further understanding and considering the details in association with the first language acquisition.