CLA: Nativisim KEY TERMS Flashcards
1
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Define ‘LAD’
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Language Acquisition Device: The idea that the human brain has a inbuilt capacity to acquire language
2
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Define ‘Universal Grammar’
A
It is a theory that all world languages share the principles of grammar despite differences in other linguistic frameworks.
3
Q
Define ‘Overgeneralisation’
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A learner’s extension of a grammatical rule when it is not accurate to do so.
4
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Define ‘Overextension’
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A learner’s extension of a word, narrowly to describe something without recognition the wider use of the word.
