Chomsky

Question 1

What did chomsky belive

Answer 1

He believed that everyone had the ability to develop a spoken language that is programmed to them genetically

This was know as LAD(Language acquisition device)

Question 2

What was his proof of his belief being right

Answer 2

-children never get a sentence wrong grammatically

Question 3

What are the criticisms of chomskys theory

Answer 3

-lack of scientific evidence

-didn’t take into account of children who have delayed speech

Question 4

Name the stages of language development with age ranges

Answer 4

Infancy(0- 18 months)

Early childhood(2-8 years old )

Adolescent (9-18 years old)

Question 5

What did he suggest that humans have

Answer 5

-they have an innate ability to acquire language

-critical period for first language development in the first years of life

-all people follow the same patterns and language development