CLA Flashcards
when does language acquisition start ?
before birth
who done the wug test?
Jean Berko
what is behaviourism
a notion of learned behaviour as a set of responses to stimuli
what was skinners behaviourist theory ?
they hear language being used and attempt to use it and either be positively or negatively reinforced
what are the 6 stages of LA
prelinguistic stage
babbling stage
holophrastic stage
two-word stage
telegraphic stage
post-telegraphic stage
what’s the prelinguistic stage?
birth - 6months
crying, whimpering, cooing
what’s the babbling stage
6 months - 1year
repetitive babbling
able to lower and raise jaw
what’s the holophrastic stage?
1 - 2 years
one word stage
what’s the 2 word stage?
1.5 - 2.5 years
vocab of 50 words
mini sentences
what’s the telegraphic stage?
2.5 years
more than 2 words at a time
resembles telegram (not complete sentences)
post-telegraphic stage
3 years
compounding occurs
inversions in questions
what was Aitchisons 3 stages of development
1-labelling- linking words to objects
2-packaging- exploring, over/underextension
3-network building- making connections
who was the theorist of CDS
bruner
what is CDS
conversations and social interactions with mko
wgat was tomasellos theory?
usage based linguistics - children build language slills by using it
