Evidence of The Language Acquisition Device (Lad) in the Holy Qur’an

Abstract

This paper highlights some Quranic evidence that supports the availability of the Language Acquisition Device (LAD) in the first language acquisition process. The study was inspired by the psycholinguistics perspective and a qualitative research design was adopted. The data which were collected through reading the Qur’an were analyzed through content analysis techniques. The content of the data was analyzed through the views of many Islamic scholars. The study found the following verses to support the availability of LAD in the first language acquisition: Q2:31, Q55:1-4, Q23:78, Q76:2, Q17:36, Q16:78, Q32:9, Q67:23: These verses showed that it is God Almighty that provides children with an inbuilt and biological language learning ability, thus, he lead them to acquire their mother tongue in a matter of a few years. They also highlight the role of linguistic data (environment) that a child comprehends throughout the stages of language development.