Thursday, April 18, 2013

Blog 9

http://www.workings.com/LIA_EOL.htm

According to  ELPAC(English Language Political Action Committee) 1.9 billion speaking in English around the word. These means the almost the third of the world knows to speak English. In the United States alone  there's more than 300 languages. The U.S Government has try to keep English Official language there's 22 states in the united states.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Blog 8

The acquisition of language by children
http://www.pnas.org/content/98/23/12874.full

According to the article I read "The acquisition of language by children"kids learn to make sounds first than words. Children start learning by the age of seven mounts old. They pick up their native language so fast do to the practice they have and how they listen to other around them.