Native speakers of each language serve as fluent peer models of the language. (montgomeryschoolsmd.org)
Babies learn faster and better from a native speaker of a language when they are interacting with that speaker instead of watching the same speaker talk on a video screen. (raddestmom.com)
When two languages come together, or when one language splits into two, speakers of the languages emphasize or adopt certain elements in order to identify or distinguish themselves from others. (sciencedaily.com)