Language

Question 1

Structure of language

Answer 1

Comprehension
Phonology 
Semantics
Pragmatically
Production
Syntax

Question 2

Pre linguistic abilities

Answer 2

Patterns of crying
Eye contact

Ooo- sound- 1 month age

Babbling: 6-9 months (consonants and vowels, making noises)

Protodeclaritive gesture: 10+ months (direct attention and pointing)

Question 3

Vocabulary

Answer 3

3-4 months increase- usually naming words

Question 4

First sentences

Answer 4

Telegraphic speech: 18 months- 2 word sentences

24-27 months: 3-4 word sentences, with errors

3 years old: embedded clauses used

Gough and Tumner 1985:
- decoding and comprehension- literacy development

Question 5

Pinker 1994

Answer 5

Language instinct

Argues the innate basis of language

Question 6

Behaviourist and learning theory

Answer 6

Bandura 1971- imitation and modelling
- children with mothers that talk to them have a larger vocabulary

Skinner 1957: operant conditioning and reinforcement
- rewards system encourages better results

Question 7

Nativist theory

Answer 7

Chomsky:

• surface structure vs deep structure in all languages
• sequence of language acquisition are simulate in all languages

Question 8

Cognitive approach

Answer 8

Language is dependent on the stage of cognitive development

Knowledge and concepts= language

Children talks alike because they share simulate experiences

Question 9

Cognitive-functional linguistic

Answer 9

Tomasello 2000- verb island hypothesis

Based on adult discourse

Language develops through experience and exposure

Question 10

Sociocultural approaches

Answer 10

Bruner 1983- language acquisition support system (LASS)

Social rituals and social reciprocity from the environment context that structures child’s understanding and language