Social Interactionist: Lenneberg Flashcards
What hypothesis did Lenneberg create?
Critical Period Hypothesis
When was the critical period hypothesis made?
1967
What does the critical period hypothesis state? What must they have enough of?
Children learn language easier in the first 5 years of life with enough interactions with other people.
What has evidence shown about children with brain injuries and learning language?
They have still been managed to acquire language easily
What has evidence shown about adults with brain injuries and relearning language?
It is much more difficult
What did Newport and Mayberry find?
Very deaf people who learnt sign language as an adult still had not mastered it 30 years later
Name 2 Case Studies for the Critical Period
Genie, Jim
How old was Genie when she was found?
13
What mental age did Genie have when she was found?
18 months old
What language stage are children usually at when 18 months old?
Holophrastic stage
What did Genie want to learn?
She wanted to learn the labels for everything
Which theory supports what Genie wanted to learn?
Aitchisons Labelling, Packaging, Network Building theory
What age does the labelling stage usually occur at?
1.5 to 2.5 years old
What does Genie’s ability to have the language capabilities of an 18 month old without many interactions support?
Chomsky’s L.A.D Theory
What Language feature did Genie never master?
Grammar
