Cognition Flashcards
(12 cards)
Piaget
Cognitive development is the biggest influence on language acquisition.
Children can only use a certain linguistic structure when they understand the concept involved
Example of Piaget’s concept
Children can only use past tense if they understand the concept of past time
Cognitive Development
The development of mental skills and abilities
Vygotsky
The word can come before the understanding of it or the other way around.
ZPD
Where is Vygotsky useful?
Self-Directed Speech
ZPD
Zone of Proximal Development.
The range between what a learner can do independently and what they can achieve with guidance from a more knowledgeable individual
Tomasello
Combines cognition and input.
Usage based theory
-Reading peoples intentions
-Pattern recognition
Slots and Frames
‘Josie want milk’ ‘Josie want book’
Shows patterns
Unique Human Cognition
1) The capacity to understand that others have their own intentions
2) Capacity to Share Attention
3) Capacity to Imitate
Arguments For Cognition
Nelson found that 60% of early words are nouns
Naming explosion arrives at the same time of object permenance
Arguments against Cognition
Mismatch between cognitive abilities and language
