Compare and contrast Nativist with Learning Theory explanations of language development.
- Created by: Meg Fraser
- Created on: 03-01-17 15:07
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- Explanations of language development
- Nativist - Chomsky
- Environment has minimal effect of innate language processes
- Language is universal
- Similar acquisition in all societies
- Language acquisition device - mechanism to learn any language
- Contains rules of universal grammar
- Children make hypotheses about the grammatical rules they need to follow
- Critical period in childhood for learning a language
- Learning
- Skinner - reinforcement
- Adults respond to/reward attempts to talk
- Praise is a cue that the child is grammatical
- How will the child know if they are speaking correctly if they are not reinforced?
- Praise is a cue that the child is grammatical
- Teach associations between objects and words through repetition
- Adults respond to/reward attempts to talk
- Bandura - imitation
- Learn language and accent of social group
- Parents recite phrases so the child can repeat them
- Skinner - reinforcement
- Nativist - Chomsky
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