Chapter 2 Flashcards
the mental processes that consists of knowledge and the mechanism to acquire knowledge
cognition
theory by Piaget which says that language acquisition and cognition are connected
cognitive theory
theory that says language emerges from interactions of biological factors and the environment
Emergentism
meaning inborn
innate
theory that says that humans are born with the instinct for acquiring language
language acquisition device
the ways words are used to communicate ideas and feelings and how communication is understood
language processing
the verb that conveys meaning in a sentence
main verb
when a child is able to understand or knows what something is without having to physically see it
object permanence
specific language rules that apply to syntactic rules for different languages
parameters
a child’s sensitivity to regularities in the patterns of adult utterances
pattern finding
inborn language-general rules
principles
an innate language acquisition device that consists of language principles common to all languages and parameters that can be set for the grammatical rules for a particular language
principles and parameters theory
this is what a child learns with the help of adults, and not by themselves. Used when looking at zone of proximal development
prospective mental development
the use of a model which consists of the input from more experienced language users to younger childern to correct word use, sentence structure, and other forms of language
scaffolding
When parents correct their child to help them use the correct grammar/language needed
Schemas
