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On one hand, there are remarkable differences that characterize the L1 and L2 learning situations. On the other, there is much that is similar in terms of the learning process. Indeed, historically there have been periods when it has been claimed that learning a second language is very similar to learning a first language. For instance, behaviorist views, as articulated most notably by the psychologist Skinner mentioned in the previous section, led to the perspective that the two acquisition processes were basically similar, except for the fact that first language habits needed to be purged during the L2 learning process. On the other hand, views advocated in other periods have tended to emphasize the differences between L1 and L2 learning. In this section we will draw attention to some of the important ways in which L1 and L2 acquisition differ, and ways in which they resemble each other. Note that we will examine the simultaneous acquisition of two first languages in Chapter 10, which discusses bilingualism.