Chompsky Flashcards
is Chomsky still alive?
Yes
what does Chomsky focus on?
Language development/ acquisition and how children acquire language
Is Chomsky nature or nurture
Nature, he believed was genetically inherited
What does LAD stand for?
Language Acquisition Device
Where does Chomsky say the LAD was?
In the brain
at what age did he believe children should be fluent in their language by?
5 or 6
true or false; Chomsky believed that children were born with an understanding of rules of language, they simply needed to acquire the language.
True
Did he believe children learned language instinctively?
yes, without any formal instruction
If there was an absence of formal language what did he believe the child would do?
he believed that children would develop a system of communication to meet their needs
What does LAD encode?
The major principles of a language and its grammatical structures into the childs brain
what does innate language mechanism mean
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Children are born with the LAD, which helps them rapidly and effectively learn with rules an structure of language
True or false: Chomsky argued that LAD is present universally in all humans, regardless of the language they eventually learn
True
Name some strength of Chomsky’s theory.
The LAD explains the speech and efficiency with children acquire language, suggesting an innate mechanism that aids in this process
Children go through simular language acquisition
Name some weaknesses of Chomsky’s theory.
There is no evidence that children have LAD
Language learning could be through general learning and interactions with other people
too much emphasis on is on grammar and not meaning of language
Phonetics may play an important role in the acquisition of language
didn’t take consideration for children who experience delayed language development e.g people with learning disablilities, hearing or speech imparement
what is the word for a tool that is found in the brain and it enables the child to rapidly develop the rules of language
LAD Language acquisition device
