Shreya is a Class VI learner who moves from the Jalander in Punjab to Madurai in Tamil Nadu as her father has been transferred. She knows Punjabi as her mother tongue and English language she studies as her second language in school. She is able to speak and read Tamil learning from her neighbourhood. Which one of the following statements is true based on the languages she now knows ?

Correct option is D

For Shreya, both Punjabi and Tamil come under language acquisition because Punjabi is her mother tongue, learned naturally, and Tamil is learned from social interactions in her neighborhood, mimicking the natural language acquisition process. English, studied as a second language in a structured educational setting, falls under language learning.