Child Language Acquisition Theorists

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Bruner
Describes language acquisition as an active process in which the child gains language as they gain understanding of key concepts and ideas. Language acquired at the same rate as cognitive development.
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Halliday
The 7 functions of language: Instrumental, Regulatory, International, Personal, Representational, Imaginative, Heuristic.
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Ursula Bellugi
Order in which children acquire negation. Stage 1: "no" is used alone or at start of sentence. Stage 2- "no" or "not" in a sentence. Stage 3-contracted negatives "don't" "won't".
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Bard and Sachs
Boy born to deaf parents was exposed to TV and radio as only source of discourse. Language was still undeveloped.
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Skinner
Nurturism- language acquired due to environment. Children acquire language through positive and negative reinforcement and imitation.
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Bloom
Imitations- supports Skinners theory that imitation helps children develop language.
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Brown
Order of inflections: "ing", prepositions, plural "s", past tense irregular, possessive "s", uncontractible copula, articles, past tense regular, third person regular, third person irregular, auxiliary verb, contractable copula.
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Nelson
Children with mothers who correct their language develop slower.
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Mehler et al
French babies increased their sucking rate at the sound of the French language
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Berko
The wug test. Children asked to pluralise the made up creature "wug" most children applied standard rules of pluralization to it: wugs.
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Clarke-Stewart
If mothers talk more to their children, they will develop a greater vocabulary.
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Nelson
First word categorization: nouns, verbs, pre-modifiers and phatic.
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Fitzpatrick
mothers voice slowed babies heart rate.
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The 7 functions of language: Instrumental, Regulatory, International, Personal, Representational, Imaginative, Heuristic.

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Halliday

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Order in which children acquire negation. Stage 1: "no" is used alone or at start of sentence. Stage 2- "no" or "not" in a sentence. Stage 3-contracted negatives "don't" "won't".

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Boy born to deaf parents was exposed to TV and radio as only source of discourse. Language was still undeveloped.

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Nurturism- language acquired due to environment. Children acquire language through positive and negative reinforcement and imitation.

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