Bilbao, Spain

Language Acquisition in Multilingual Settings

Adquisición de Lenguas en Contextos Multilingües

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Language Acquisition in Multilingual Settings at UPV/EHU

Language: Spanish Studies in Spanish
Subject area: languages
Kind of studies: full-time studies
University website: www.ehu.es

Definitions and quotes

Language
Language is a system that consists of the development, acquisition, maintenance and use of complex systems of communication, particularly the human ability to do so; and a language is any specific example of such a system.
Language
Language is fossil poetry.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays, The Poet.
Acquisition
The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes.
Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527),in The Prince (1514), Ch. III, ‘Composite Principalities’
Acquisition
To whose gain? [Cui bono]
Marcus Tullius Cicero, in Pro Milone, ch. 12, sct. 32 (44-43 BC)
The growth of blue-green algae in our lakes, large ponds, water reservoirs and public waters constitutes a problem for our environment and for our health. These types of algae often result in a deterioration of the water quality and emit a distinctly unpleasant odour. The algae consume a lot of oxygen in the water, leaving little for other animals like fish. They also produce toxins which can cause skin irritations and are suspected to be involved in the occurrence of liver cancer.
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