11. A system for supporting language acquisition, the system comprising: a sound capture component operable to capture sounds produced by a first person and a plurality of other sound sources, wherein the plurality of other sound sources includes other people; a sound processor coupled to the sound capture component and operable to analyze a sound signal from the sound capture component and identify characteristics of the captured sounds, including characteristic related to the first person and the plurality of other sources; and a reporting component coupled to the sound processor and operable to report metrics that quantify the identified characteristics, wherein the identified characteristics include a frequency and duration of conversational turn-taking.
11. A system for supporting language acquisition, the system comprising: a sound capture component operable to capture sounds produced by a first person and a plurality of other sound sources, wherein the plurality of other sound sources includes other people; a sound processor coupled to the sound capture component and operable to analyze a sound signal from the sound capture component and identify characteristics of the captured sounds, including characteristic related to the first person and the plurality of other sources; and a reporting component coupled to the sound processor and operable to report metrics that quantify the identified characteristics, wherein the identified characteristics include a frequency and duration of conversational turn-taking. 14. The system of claim 11 wherein the reporting component reports metrics substantially in real time.