Bailment describes a legal relationship in common law where physical possession of personal property, or a chattel, is transferred from one person (the bailor) to another person (the bailee) who subsequently has possession of the property.
language acquisition. the process of learning a native or a second language. The acquisition of native languages is studied primarily by developmental psychologists and psycholinguists.
Second language acquisition (also known as second language learning or sequential language acquisition) refers to the process by which a person learns a foreign language--that is, a language other than his or her mother tongue.See Examples and Observations, below. Also see:1  Vocabulary Acquisition.econd language acquisition (also known as second language learning or sequential language acquisition) refers to the process by which a person learns a foreign language--that is, a language other than his or her mother tongue. See Examples and Observations, below. Also see: 1  Vocabulary Acquisition.