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, Consider implications - what is older
person trying to initiate/convey
- trying to tell child importance of
something - pragmatics
- trying to ensure child is listening
- instigate a response
Applying Engage with child's use
knowledge - discuss what they're trying to state
- awareness of any language features
(morphology, syntax etc.)
- what do they not yet include (any
omissions) so what stage are they at
and are they advanced
- anything paralinguistic to
communicate instead of lang.
1960s, Language Acquisition Device -
born with an inherited ability to learn
any human lang. LAD encodes major
principles of a lang. and its grand
Noam Chomsky structures into the brain. Can't learn
through imitation alone because the
lang. spoken around them is highly
irregular, often broken up,
ungrammatical
, - children learning to speak never
make grammatical errors like wrong
order of SVO
Support for LAD - child notices adult's grammatically
incorrect sentence
- virtuous errors show they're not
learning through imitation alone
although it's clear that children don't
learn lang. through imitation alone, it
doesn't prove that they must have an
Against LAD LAD. Could merely be through
general learning and understanding
abilities and interactions with other
people
1970s Language Acquisition Support
System - caregivers support child's
linguistic development in social
situations. Clear patterns of
interaction between child and
Bruner caregiver in everyday situations
(meal/bath time).
- Caregiver points things out and asks
questions ("what's that? Is that a
doggy?"), through this support child
gradually asks questions themselves
comprehensive questions and
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Terms in this set (83)
, Consider implications - what is older
person trying to initiate/convey
- trying to tell child importance of
something - pragmatics
- trying to ensure child is listening
- instigate a response
Applying Engage with child's use
knowledge - discuss what they're trying to state
- awareness of any language features
(morphology, syntax etc.)
- what do they not yet include (any
omissions) so what stage are they at
and are they advanced
- anything paralinguistic to
communicate instead of lang.
1960s, Language Acquisition Device -
born with an inherited ability to learn
any human lang. LAD encodes major
principles of a lang. and its grand
Noam Chomsky structures into the brain. Can't learn
through imitation alone because the
lang. spoken around them is highly
irregular, often broken up,
ungrammatical
, - children learning to speak never
make grammatical errors like wrong
order of SVO
Support for LAD - child notices adult's grammatically
incorrect sentence
- virtuous errors show they're not
learning through imitation alone
although it's clear that children don't
learn lang. through imitation alone, it
doesn't prove that they must have an
Against LAD LAD. Could merely be through
general learning and understanding
abilities and interactions with other
people
1970s Language Acquisition Support
System - caregivers support child's
linguistic development in social
situations. Clear patterns of
interaction between child and
Bruner caregiver in everyday situations
(meal/bath time).
- Caregiver points things out and asks
questions ("what's that? Is that a
doggy?"), through this support child
gradually asks questions themselves
