Language Acquisition

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Atchison 1987
1. Labelling- making links between words and what they refer to. 2. Packaging -understanding a word's range of meaning. 3. Network building - grasping connections between words e.g. synonyms
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Skinner
Imitation and reinforcement- adult provides positive or negative reinforcement to teach child.
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Chomsky
Believes in the innate ability we have to develop language. LAD=the language acquisition device. (The capability to learn language)
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Vygotsky
Scaffolding- argues language is a social construct developed through social interaction and the 'zone of proximal development.'
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Bruner
LASS (Language acquisition support system). How
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Skinner

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Imitation and reinforcement- adult provides positive or negative reinforcement to teach child.

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Chomsky

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Vygotsky

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Bruner

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