EDP 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pragmatics, Noam Chomsky, Tabula Rasa
20 Sep 2016
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Accepted principles in development: humans develop at different rates, development is relatively orderly, development is a gradual process. Debated principles: source: nature vs nurture, shape: continuity vs discontinuity, early experience vs late experiences. Sequence of arbitrary symbols which are combined in an orderly fashion these symbols convey meaning and follow conventions. Grammar: the whole system and structure of a language. Expressive vocabulary: the words a person can speak. Receptive vocabulary: the words a person can understand in spoken and written words comprehension. Syntax: order of words in phrases or sentences. Pragmatics: rules for when and how to use language to be an effective communicator in a particular culture. Sensitive periods: times when we are especially responsive to learning certain things. Critical periods: if learning doesn"t happen during these periods, it never will. Behaviorist theories (skinner: emphasis on the environment and reinforcement, views child as blank slate, imitation, rewards, practice, trial and error .
