PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

The Theory of Language Acquisition

To the Students

This book is intended for the students who take English as their major, either in undergraduate program taking Psycholinguistic course, or in an English Postgraduate Program taking similar subject who want to investigate further how children acquire their first language (L1) or how adults acquire their second and/or foreign language (L2/FL). This book may also be beneficial for those who have interests in language acquisition, either students at university, teachers, curriculum designers, writers, or researchers.

There is a glossary at the end of the book which may be of good help for those who want to understand special terms used throughout the book. The terms are arranged alphabetically to help readers easily get them.

To the Researchers

This book can be used as one of the references which may provide a shade of light especially for those who are interested in carrying out an investigation on first language acquisition or second and foreign language acquisition.

To the Teachers

The book may also be useful to understand more about their students' personality in relation to the success or failure in learning language, for example, English as a second language or other languages.

To Other Readers

Any good comments and advice are highly appreciated for making the performance and content of this book better.