The Emergence Machine

Language Acquisition

abstract · Psychology · Level 16 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

language-acquisition emerges from learning + cognition.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “language acquisition” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “language acquisition”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
language acquisition
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL16L15L14L13L7L2L1L0Language Acquisi…AcquisitionBusinessOwnershipTradeLanguageLearningCommunityOrganization… intermediate l…ForceFormInformationLandActionChangeCollectionDistributionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Language L7 (requires)
    language acquisition builds on the concept of language
  • Learning L7 (foundational)
    Learning provides the foundational basis for understanding language acquisition.
  • Acquisition L15 (requires)
    language acquisition builds on the concept of acquisition