debate on child language Flashcards
what is the main debate in childs language?
how they actually acquire language
who argued the nurture approach?
behaviourists such as skinner
what was skinners main point of argument?
that language can be conditioned into a child
they would hear language around them and try to use and through this they are reinforced (OC)
which would then sped up conditioning
what should be looked for in skinners?
-children imitating adults
-adults teaching children language
(rewards such as stickers )
what did bruner do?
came up the the social interaction theory
interactionist
what is child directed speech?
the speech that parents and caregivers use to children
what is the case study to support social interaction theory?
genie the feral child
3 sentences when 11 years old
what are the key characteristics of CDS?
- more pronounced notation, drawing attention to words
- simplified vocab
- repeated frames
- simplified utterances
- tag questions (run taking)
what is the main idea of burners theory?
children use language at first to get what they want
lang develpment is accelerator through interaction between people
what does chomsky believe?
that children have an innate knowledge of the structure of language and this speeds up learning
inbuilt grammar device known as the language acquisition device
when children hear language it is stored in the LAD
how is overgeneralisation linked to chomsky?
it shows how children are able to take grammatical rules and apply them elsewhere even though they have not seen it being down before
what did piaget say?
that language development is to do with cognitive ability
a child cannot use language correctly until they have learnt the use of words such as more than
as they grow they take in things from surroundings
nature as cognitive development to do with maturation
what did vygotsky say?
childs play is very important to social and cognitive development
he found that children were keen to adopt roles, identities and language during playtime
what did susan golden meadow do?
found that girls reach developmental milestone in language much quicker than boys
so must be some kind of nature aspect
what do critics say about CDS>
points to cultures around the world in which do not use CDS in the same way such as Papua New Guinea, no difference
