The studies in language acquisition can be traced back to over a hundred years ago.Because of the interest they had in child development at that time,many researchers went into studies on child language or language acquisition.This paper has examined child language and language acquisition in detail,tracing the history from the earliest studies on the subject to fairly present day.The paper will also look at variations among children at early cognitive development.The role of the woman with particular reference to the 21st century will be discussed.The guiding principles will be the linguistic environment and the cultural influence on the child.
