LING444 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Baby Talk, Universal Grammar, Behaviorism
30 Jan 2019
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Innate and domain specific: quick and effortless and natural iii. Ability to use language is biologically wires into the human brain: lad language acquisition device, minimal effort v. Universal grammar: moves away from behaviorism, supporting nativism i. Universal babbling across all languages: labial sounds, vowel of /a/ is easiest ii. iii. Caregivers use different forms of language with kids. General cognitive processes (perception, learning abilities) can be applied to language acquisition. Contributes to spatial location, memory developments etc. One domain specific module for language acquisition. Universal grammar has biases for language structure is innate. Language is constructed by the child using general cognitive learning procedures applied to language input. Different ways for things to be innte. How language is developed and structured is consistent with user"s intention for communication. Cross linguistic and cross cultural research is important because there are. Experimental means there are some manipulated factors. Another field within the study of language acquisition.
