Child Language Acquisition Theories Part 1

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  • Child Language Acquisition Theories
    • Noam Chomsky
      • LAD (Language Acquisition Device)
        • Children are able to acquire language
        • The child's brain is already pre-wired to understand language
      • Nativist Theory
        • Can already understand language
        • Children could overextend or create their own language rules
    • Katherine Nelson- First Words
      • Four groups of words are labelled
        • Naming
        • Actions/Events
        • Describing or   Modifying
        • Personal or      Social
    • Rescorla- Overextensions
      • Categorical Overextension A member within a category applies to all members
      • Analogical Overextension One word for an object in a different category
      • Mismatch Statements Abstract one-word sentences about one object in regard to another
    • Jean Aitchison
      • Labelling words linking to objects
      • Packaging changing the labels or over and under extension
      • Network Building is connecting words that are similar or different to the meaning
    • Jerome Bruner (LASS)
      • Children interacting with others
      • Children need attention- the child needs attention
      • Queries-asking what the object is named
      • Labels- Saying what the object is called
      • Feedback- Answering what the child has said

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