child language-theorists

Question 1

chomsky

Answer 1

LAD- children ability to acquire language is innate, its a natural development

Question 2

positives of chomksy

Answer 2

explains over generalisations, why they acquire things in a certain order
children are predisposed
all children pass through the same stages

Question 3

negatives of chomsky

Answer 3

underestimates interatications and reinforcement

Question 4

skinner

Answer 4

imitation theory- children hear what they hear and caregivers help to praise and reinforce
caregivers repeat and correct mistakes to child

Question 5

negatives of skinner

Answer 5

children can construct new sentences
don’t memorise everything
doesn’t explain over generalisations
doesn’t explain is phenmomon

Question 6

skinner- nature or nuture ?

Answer 6

nuture

Question 7

chomsky -nature or nuture?

Answer 7

nature