LING 1150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Critical Period Hypothesis, Eric Lenneberg, Regular Sequence
29 Oct 2018
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Language acquisition focuses on how we learn language. Children learn one natively according to an expected series of stages (first language acquisition) Children and adults can learn non-natively (second language acquisition) Describe differences in 1st and 2nd language. Innateness hypothesis: language ability is innate in humans. Universal grammar (ug) basic blueprint of language for babies. 6 characteristics of biologically-controlled behaviors by eric lenneberg. Appearance is not a result of a conscious decision. Direct teaching and intensive practice have relatively little effect. Regular sequence of milestones as behavior develops. Given a finite data set, how else are children able to develop an infinitely. Critical period hypothesis: native competence in language can only be learned within creative linguistic capability, without a blueprint? early years. Children listen and reproduce words through memorization. Children respond to praise when good and correction when wrong. Adults focus on truth rather than grammatical form. Active construction of a grammar (acg) theory.
