Child Directed Speech 2 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageChild language acquisitionA2/A-levelAQA Created by: AbbyKingCreated on: 05-10-17 13:35 Operant Conditioning The idea that either positive or negative reinforcement given by a caregiver can influence the way in which a child talks on future occasions. 1 of 15 Positive Reinforcement Positive encouragement from a caregiver. 2 of 15 Negative Reinforcement Negative feedback from a caregiver. 3 of 15 Language Acquisition Device The idea that we are born with an innate language learning capacity. 4 of 15 Tabula Rasa Latin for 'blank slate' which is what Skinner described children as. 5 of 15 Universal Grammar Coined by Chomsky - the notion that all human language has the same rules of grammar. 6 of 15 Virtuous Errors Grammatical errors that are understandable and logical through an incorrect assumption. 7 of 15 Cognitive Development A child's development of thinking and understanding. 8 of 15 Language Acquisition Support System System proposed by Bruner (i.e. the caregivers and other individuals who play a key role in the child's language development). 9 of 15 Scaffolding Support provided by caregivers through modelling how the child's speech should take place. 10 of 15 Egocentric. Thinking of only themselves. 11 of 15 Object Permanence An understanding that objects continue to exist even when they can't be seen or touched. 12 of 15 More Knowledgeable Other The person who might offer support to the child. 13 of 15 Zone of Proximal Development Describes the area between what a child can already do and which is beyond their reach. 14 of 15 Usage Based Linguistics A model that emphasises that language structure emerges from use in that linguistic patterns are formed and become grammatical constructions. 15 of 15
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