Language acquisition: point of view of ecolinguistics

Authors

  • Elza Kioko Nakayama Nenoki Couto Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Eliane Marquez da Fonseca Fernandes Universidade Federal de Goiás

Keywords:

Ecolinguistics, Language acquisition, Language, Population, Environment

Abstract

 

Taking into consideration the fact that language is part of a complex web of natural, mental and social relationships, this article discusses first language acquisition from the point of view of Ecolinguistics. In this case, it begins by presenting a short overview of traditional investigations, such as those by Chomsky and followers, Piaget and Vygotsky. Ecolinguistics sees language as a web of interactions involving at least a population and its environment or territory, forming the linguistic ecosystem or community. Since the central concept of ecosystem is interaction, and language itself is interaction, to acquire a language is to adapt to the ways of interacting inside this ecosystem. Language acquisition is adaptation at large.

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Author Biographies

Elza Kioko Nakayama Nenoki Couto, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Professora da Graduação e Pós-Graduação em Letras e Linguìstica da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade Federal de Goiás. Pós-doutorado em Letras pela UnB

Eliane Marquez da Fonseca Fernandes, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Professora da Graduação e Pós-Graduação em Letras e Linguística na linha de pesquisa: Língua, texto e discurso. Pós-Doutorado em Língua e ensino pela UnB

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Published

2013-09-09

How to Cite

Couto, E. K. N. N., & Fernandes, E. M. da F. (2013). Language acquisition: point of view of ecolinguistics. Letras De Hoje, 48(3), 290–298. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/fale/article/view/12615

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 3 (2013): Topics in Mother (L1) and Second (L2) Language Acquisition

Section

Part 1 – Literacy, Reading and Writing: Theoretical Concepts

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