Week 1

Question 1

Phonology

Answer 1

Listening and honing in on the sounds of their own languages, vocal play to start using the mechanism

Question 2

Lexical

Answer 2

Develop and understanding of word meanings

Question 3

Language development is?

Answer 3

FAST
Complex
Not explicitly taught

Question 4

650 BC

Answer 4

Psammetichus

Question 5

1800

Answer 5

The wild boy aveyron

Question 6

1970

Answer 6

Genie

Question 7

1800’s-present day

Answer 7

Baby biographies

Question 8

1920’s-1950’s

Answer 8

Normative studies

Question 9

1960’s

Answer 9

Chomskyan revolution

Question 10

Psammetichus

Answer 10

Who were the first people?

Question 11

The wild boy of aveyron

Answer 11

What does it mean to be human?

Question 12

Genie

Answer 12

Neglected child without human contact

Question 13

Baby Biographies

Answer 13

Documenting babies, actions and words

Question 14

Normative studies

Answer 14

What was normal or average?

Question 15

The Chomskyan revolution

Answer 15

What was going on in children’s brain?

Question 16

Nature

Answer 16

Chomsky
Language is innate
Biological programmed
Universal grammar

Question 17

Nurture

Answer 17

Skinner
Language is learned through imitation rewards and punishments
Correct imitations are rewarded with desired social interaction