Early Theories of FLA
What is imitation theory
Have looked closely at just what it is that children acquire when they acquire langauge
Who is a linguist
"bottle"
1-word
Refers to the natural process that occurs without conscience effort or any kind of direct teaching
What is acquisition
7 years and younger
What is the critical period
Corrected when they produce nonstandard forms of language.
What is reinforcement theory
Focuses on the child and the child's capacity for learning
Who are developmental psychologists
"Time to go bye-bye"
What is motherese
Refers to the process that occurs in school when we conscientiously attend to information that is presented to us
What is learning
Test that shows awareness of grammar rules
What is the Wug Test
His book 'Verbal Behavior' (1957) was very influential for Behaviorist Theory.
Who is B. F. Skinner
Children make hypotheses about possible rules based on what they hear, and then refine their hypotheses as they receive additional data.
What is active construction of grammar theory
"Want cookie"
2-word
Maria speaks Spanish and is only instructed in English. She is ________.
What is emergent bilingual
Only distinguish sounds from their language
Language learning happens when children imitate sounds and the parents reinforces that action positively.
What is behaviorist theory
Describing language in terms of a small set of rules that could be applied to generate all the sentences in a particular language
What is generative grammar
Undergoes a change at about 7-8 months
What is babbling
The human brain appears to be designed to learn language.
What is language acquisition device
What is an over generalization
Critiqued Skinner's theory of behaviorism
Who is Chomsky
Attributes language acquisition to the ability of the brain to form neural connections
What is connectionist theory
Vowel like sounds from birth to 6 months
Cooing
Citizens of the world
What are babies
The age at which children's vocabulary begins to grow very rapidly
What is 18 months