Language acquisition terminology 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageChild language acquisitionA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: CharlGoddardCreated on: 24-04-15 21:28 behavourism a theory of language acquisition that suggests children learn language through a process of imitation and reinforcement. 1 of 16 child directed speech the way the caregivers talk to children 2 of 16 cognitive theory a theory that suggests children need to have aquired certain mental abilities before they can acquire language 3 of 16 deletion when a child misses out the consonants in words, e.g saying sto instead of stop 4 of 16 fricative a group of consonant sounds in English produced by forcing air through restricted passage, e.g between teeth or lips 5 of 16 holophrase a singl word that expresses a complete idea, e.g ball which could mean the child wants it, or had found it etc 6 of 16 idiolect an individials accent and dialect features- due to their upbringing and experiences 7 of 16 language acquisition device (LAD) the innate ability of children aquiring language to take in and use grammatical rules of the language they hear(according to chomsky) 8 of 16 non verbal communication any method of communication that isn't words, e.g gestures, facial expressions etc 9 of 16 proto- word a combination of sounds that a child uses that actually contains meaning, rather than a random utteranct like cooing or babbling 10 of 16 subsitution when a child replaces a consonat in a word with one thats easier to say, e.g dot instead of got 11 of 16 turn taking a feature of ordelry conversations when the chance to speak switches back and fourth between the participants 12 of 16 reduplication reapeating a word, e.g choochoo 13 of 16 dipthongs unoure vowle sounds (2 sounds merging) 14 of 16 phonemic simplification simplifing sounds 15 of 16 glottal stop miss out 'I's 16 of 16
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