Child spoken language

Question 1

Is the ‘range of possible speech sounds’ a nature or nurture debate

Answer 1

Nature

Question 2

What is the ‘range of possible speech sounds’

Answer 2

Humans are naturally suited to speak through the shape of head and neck that helps to make sounds, humans have evolved to speak

Question 3

Is ‘speech deprivation’ a nature or nurture argument

Answer 3

Nurture

Question 4

What is ‘speech deprivation’ and give study

Answer 4

where children are raised without being spoken too, eg Fredrick 2nd had twins raised in isolated house in forest with a non-verbal carer, but the children never learned to speak

Question 5

What is the Protoword stage

Answer 5

9-12 months

Question 6

What is the Behaviorist theory and who proposed it (for)

Answer 6

Skinner in 1950s and he claims children learn language by imitating the speech of others and being rewarded for it through operant conditioning

Question 7

What is operant conditioning and the two reinforcements

Answer 7

The reactions to a child’s behaviour, either positive reinforcement through support and encouragement to the child.
Negative reinforcement with the child being told off or being corrected or when the child is ignored/ misunderstood

Question 8

What is the case to support Skinners Behaviorist theory

Answer 8

Children will copy words, acquire the same pronunciation (accent) as parents and acquire pragmatic features such as politeness from parents.

Question 9

What is ‘Fis phenomenon’ and who proposed it

Answer 9

Berko and Browne, is when the child knows the adult is getting something wrong.

Question 10

What is the study for the ‘ Fis phenomenon’