child language acquisition

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what are the features of CDS?
repetition and repeated phrases,childs name rather than pronouns, present tense, one word utterances and short sentences
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what is the language acquisition support system(LASS)?
the childs interaction with the adults around them and how this interaction supports language development
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what is meant by object permanence?
the awareness that objects continue to exist even when they are no longer visible
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what were jean aitchinsons three stages and when?
1987; labelling, packaging, networking
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AITCHINSON what is meant by labelling?
connecting sounds and objects e.g mummy=the person
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AITCHINSON which stage is it where you understand a range of meaning?
packaging
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AITCHINSON what is the networking stage?
grasping the connection between words e.g antonyms, synonym and hyponyms
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what kind approach did chomsky take?
a nativist approach
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what did chomsky believe?
that we are all born with the innate ability to acquire language
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what did chomsky say about our brains when we are exposed to speech?
our brains are programmed to make sense of it
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what does chomsky call the part of the brain programmed to understand language?
Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
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what does chomsky used the LAD to explain?
how children globally appear to acquire language at approx the same rate
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what phrase did chomsky create to explain the shared structures of different langugaes?
Universal Grammar
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what is social intercation?
the idea that children develop language through interaction with carers, associated with Skinner
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what is positive reinforcement?
when a behaviour is rewarded including verbal praise to encourage the behaviour to be repeated
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what is negative reinforcement?
when an undesirable behaviour is unrewarded with the intention of it will not be repeated
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what kind of theorists are behaviourists?
those who believe that language is acquired through imitation and reinforcement
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what is the vegetative stage?
sounds of discomfort or reflexive actions
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which stage do you go through when you are 0-4 months
vegetative
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what is the cooing stage?
comfort sounds and vocal play using open mouthed vowel sounds
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how old are you when you go through the cooing stage
4-7 months
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what is the stage where a baby repeats patters of consonants and vowel sounds?
babbling
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how old are you when you go through the babbling stage?
6-12 months
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what is the proto words stage?
word-like vocalisations, not matching actual words but used consistently for the same meaning
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what age do you go through the proto word stage?
9-12 months
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