theorists

Question 1

chomsky (nativism)

Answer 1

children have an innate understanding of language
we are all pre programmed to develop language
we process a LAD (language acquisition device)

Question 2

skinner (behaviourism)

Answer 2

language can be accounted for by environmental influence
language is learnt through imitation
reinforcement through rewards

Question 3

piaget (cognitive theory)

Answer 3

children are active learners, acquire language through social interactions
children cannot articulate something before they understand it
every child goes through same stage, same order

Question 4

bruner (social interactionist theory)

Answer 4

social interactions=main way children acquire language
LASS (language acquisition support system)
external support from MKO reinforcement, child directed speech
scaffolding from MKO allows child to develop their language

Question 5

vygotsky (social interactionist theory)

Answer 5

believed that through the scaffolding and support of a MKO you can bridge the gap between what a child can and can’t do

Question 6

berko (WUG test)

Answer 6

using nonsense words to test a child’s grasp of grammatical rules such as pluralising

Question 7

aitchison

Answer 7

identified three stages that occur in a child’s acquisition of vocabulary: labelling, packaging and network building
baby talk hinders language acquisition