Child Language Theorists Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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What does skinner argue
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Imitation theory
Children learn language through copying and imitating others
2
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Evidence for skinner’s theory
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Accents
‘Fis’ phenomenon
Positive/negative reinforcement
3
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Limitations of skinner’s theory
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Children produce language not learnt from parents
Babbling
Virtuous errors , grammatical errors
Overextensions
4
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What does Chomsky argue
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The ability to learn is innate and children possess it from birth
Children have an innate language acquisition device (LAD)
5
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Evidence in favour of chomskys innatism theory
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Nicaraguan sign language
All babies around the world babble the same
Consonant vowel pattern
Overextension universal grammar
Roger browns semantic roles
6
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Limitations of Chomsky’s innatism theory
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Children need input to trigger the LAD
