Language theory learn acquisition period time child nativist/biological

Text	Language Acquisition 1) Nativist/Biological theory of language - innate language capacity -1) transformational grammar - how changing word order could maintain meaning -2) Sensitive period - time child has to learn speech innately -3) Critical period - time child has to learn a language -4) Language Acquisition Device - theoretical pathway that allows infants to learn language 2) Learning/Behaviorist theory of language - reinforcement of phonemes of parent's language 3) Social Interactionist theory of language - motivation to communicate with others 4) Whorfian/Linguistic Relativity hypothesis - perception of reality is based upon the content of language

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Language Acquisition

1) Nativist/Biological theory of language - innate language capacity

-1) transformational grammar - how changing word order could maintain meaning

-2) Sensitive period - time child has to learn speech innately

-3) Critical period - time child has to learn a language

-4) Language Acquisition Device - theoretical pathway that allows infants to learn language

2) Learning/Behaviorist theory of language - reinforcement of phonemes of parent's language

3) Social Interactionist theory of language - motivation to communicate with others

4) Whorfian/Linguistic Relativity hypothesis - perception of reality is based upon the content of language

Tags: behavioral_sciences+_4

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