language acquisition theories 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageChild language acquisitionA2/A-levelAQA Created by: cara123461Created on: 26-05-21 22:42 nativist - innateness chomsky - humans have an inbuilt capacity to learn language 1 of 8 behaviourist/imitation skinner - language is acquired through imitation and reinforcement 2 of 8 social interactionalists bruner + vygotsky - language is developed through interaction and communication with others 3 of 8 cognitive piaget - language is part of a wider development of understanding that develops 4 of 8 usage based approach tomasello + ibbotson - language structure emerges from use linguistic patterns are formed and become what we know as grammatical constructions 5 of 8 how important are caregivers in developing pragmatics adults can model expected behaviours (culturally variant) 6 of 8 what is meant by pragmatics the part played by language in social situations and relationships - speakers intentions/assumptions 7 of 8 examples of pragmatics understanding sarcasm/humour/intonation/semantic fields, politeness, turn taking, eye contact 8 of 8
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