2.2.2 Interactionism Flashcards
What do interactionalists believe
A child is born blank slate and learns languages based on interaction with caregivers
Do interactionalists argue for nature or nuture
Nurture
What’s child directed speech (cds)
Process of talking to a child
Who’s the main interactionalist
Bruner
What did bruner believe
A child must interact with caregivers in order to learn how to use language
What did bruner create
Language acquisition support system (lass)
What’s lass
A system designed to ‘scaffold’ a child in learning language
What 3 terms did Catherine Snow coin
Motherese
Fatherese
Otherese
What’s motherese
Describes language used by mothers to talk to their children
What’s fatherese
Describes language used by fathers to talk to their children
What’s otherese
Describes language used by anyone else to talk to other ppl’s children
What does Catherine Snow argue
Language acquisition happens as a result of the interaction which takes place between the mother and her child
John Snarey states that fathers interact with their children in …
Different ways to the way their mothers do
What does John Snarey say roughhousing teaches
Biting, kicking and other forms of violence are unacceptable and how to gain self-control
What’s critical period
Period of time where child bear learns language
Who coined the term ‘critical period’
Lenneberg
What does Snow and Bruner argue
Caregivers may use strategies as part of the scaffolding and CDS process
What 5 types of strategies were there
Recasting and reformulation Expansion Expatiation Overarticulation Exaggerated prosodic cues
What’s recasting and reformulation
Caregiver repeats what the child said containing anything missing and needed to make a grammatically standard utterance
What’s expansion
Caregiver makes utterance more complex by expanding on what they said
What’s exaggerated prosodic cues
Exaggerated intonation, varying pitch and using higher intonations
What’s overarticulation
Caregiver stretches out vowel sounds in words
Who produced a set of maxims
Grice
What are the 4 maxims
Maxim of quality
Maxim of quantity
Maxim of manner
Maxim of relation
