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It explores the innate capabilities and environmental influences that contribute to a child's ability to master complex linguistic systems. The text examines various aspects of language learning, including the role of silent rehearsals, word formation, and the unique characteristics of different languages like German. The book aims to unravel the intellectual feat involved in language acquisition, presenting it as an inherent gift that allows children to navigate and comprehend the linguistic landscape. Yang discusses the biological and cognitive underpinnings of this phenomenon, highlighting how children not only learn languages but also unlearn them as they specialize in their native tongues. The content covers topics such as mission improbabilities in language learning, the concept of word factories, and the relationship between language and thought, exemplified by the classic linguistic experiment \"Colorless Green Ideas.\" Through a series of thought-provoking chapters, the book offers insights into the fundamental nature of human language and the extraordinary capacity for learning it presents from birth.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nAlso by Charles Yang  \nKnowledge and Learning in Natural Language  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nSCRIBNER  \n1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020  \nCopyright © 2006 by Charles Yang  \nAll rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.  \nExcerpt from Atoms of Language copyright © 2001 by Mark C. Baker.  \nReprinted by permission of Basic Books, a member of Perseus Books, L.L.C.  \nUse of the “Wug” drawing by permission of Jean Berko Gleason.  \nSCRIBNER and design are trademarks of Macmillan Library Reference USA, Inc., used under license by Simon & Schuster, the publisher of this work.  \nDESIGNED BY ERICH HOBBING  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Yang, Charles D.  \nThe infinite gift : how children learn and unlearn the languages of the world / Charles Yang.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index. 1. Language acquisition. I. 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