儿童母语习得与英语学习最根本的区别在于语言环境。环境对于儿童母语习得的进程,有促进或延缓的作用。苏联的心理学家鲁利亚认为,只有在能动地反映现实和积极交际的过程中,儿童才能理解语言。《现代语言学研究》一书指出:“人们的言语活动是在特定的环境中,选择语言体系中 The most fundamental difference between mother-tongue learning and English learning in children is the language environment. The environment can promote or delay the process of mother tongue acquisition in children. Rulia, a psychologist in the Soviet Union, believes that children can understand the language only when they actively reflect reality and communicate actively. The book ”Studies in Modern Linguistics“ states: ”People’s speech activities are in a specific environment, in choosing a language system