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examines the mental and physical aspects of speech, why foreign speakers pronounce words differently from native speakers, how we learn language, why languages change, how changes spread through populations, endangered languages, dialects, and sign language. (National Science Foundation)
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Most researchers agree that children acquire language through interplay of biology and environmental factors. A challenge for linguists is to figure out how nature and nurture come together to influence language learning. |
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Physical and mental |
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