Aspects of a language which develop in a particular sequence, regardless of input variation, learner motivation, or instructional intervention are called

Aspects of a language which develop in a particular sequence, regardless of input variation, learner motivation, or instructional intervention are called

• A. Developmental Features
• B. CPH
• C. Cross-Linguistic Influence
• D. Corpus

Answer: (A)

Language development often follows a predictable order: certain features tend to appear early, then later ones, and this sequence tends to hold across learners even when input, motivation, or teaching methods vary. This pattern is described as developmental features (developmental sequences). It reflects a maturational path or universal tendency in how language is acquired, so these aspects emerge in roughly the same order for many learners despite different circumstances. For example, learners commonly acquire basic verb forms and function words before more complex inflections or article usage, illustrating the staged progression. The other options don’t describe this fixed sequencing. The Critical Period Hypothesis focuses on how age affects overall language ability, not the specific order in which language features appear. Cross-Linguistic Influence concerns how a learner’s first language affects learning a new language, not a universal sequence of development. A corpus is simply a collection of language data used for analysis, not a description of development.

Language development often follows a predictable order: certain features tend to appear early, then later ones, and this sequence tends to hold across learners even when input, motivation, or teaching methods vary. This pattern is described as developmental features (developmental sequences). It reflects a maturational path or universal tendency in how language is acquired, so these aspects emerge in roughly the same order for many learners despite different circumstances. For example, learners commonly acquire basic verb forms and function words before more complex inflections or article usage, illustrating the staged progression.

The other options don’t describe this fixed sequencing. The Critical Period Hypothesis focuses on how age affects overall language ability, not the specific order in which language features appear. Cross-Linguistic Influence concerns how a learner’s first language affects learning a new language, not a universal sequence of development. A corpus is simply a collection of language data used for analysis, not a description of development.