UNIT 3 - PART 4 Flashcards
Basic Principles of Language
Development
- Language is a social phenomenon.
- Children acquire language without direct instruction and within a short span of time.
- All language use symbol systems with socially constructed rules for combining sounds into words, for making meaning with words, and for arranging words into sentences.
- Just because language is so complex, children cannot learn the system all at once
- Language is linked to identity
- Language abilities grow by using language in meaningful contexts.
Facets of Communication
Receptive Language
Expressive language
ability to hear and understand language; includes comprehension
Receptive Language
ability to communicate with others
Expressive language
Theories of Language Acquisition
Theory of Imitation
Theory of Feedback or Reinforcement
Theory of Caregiver Language
Theory of General Cognitive Development (Jean Piaget & Lev Vygotsky)
Theory of Critical Period (Noam Chomsky)
a hypothetical module of the human mind posited to account for children’s innate predisposition for language acquisition.
Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
Most of their communication is through crying
Infants
Infants
Most of their communication is through crying
Between 2-3 months
Infants begin cooing and making soft, exaggerated vowel sounds to show pleasure or excitement
Infants begin cooing and making soft, exaggerated vowel sounds to show pleasure or excitement
Between 2-3 months
Between 3-4 months
Babies will add more verbal sounds and start to make the constant sounds of b, k, m, g and p
Babies will add more verbal sounds and start to make the constant sounds of b, k, m, g and p
Between 3-4 months
4 months
Babies will begin to put vowel sounds and consonant sounds together to form nonsense words; their brains learn how to interpret and process the communication they hear
Babies will begin to put vowel sounds and consonant sounds together to form nonsense words; their brains learn how to interpret and process the communication they hear
4 months
5 months
Babies are learning the musical sound and speech patterns of their caregiver’s native language; begin imitating. Babies are using non-verbal cues to communicate their thoughts and feelings to those around them