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The theory that language acquisition follows the principles of reinforcement and conditioning is known as the ____ approach.

Learning-theory

The notion that language shapes and determines the way people in a particular culture perceive and understand the world is known as the ______ hypothesis.

linguistic-relativity

The theory that a genetically determined, innate mechanism directs language development is known as the ________approach.

Nativist

In written language, letters most closely represent _____, whereas sentences may be said to reflect.

Phonemes; syntax

What is meant by the notion of a critical period for language acquisition?

It is the time in ones' childhood in which one is particularly sensitive to language cues and most easily acquires language.

Dorian is 2 years old. Constance is 2 years and 5 months old. Dorian's vocabulary probably contains_____words, while Constance's vocabulary contains_____ words.

about 50; several hundreds

You are creating a language development timeline for a class presentation. Along the top of a display board, you write the following ages in sequence: 6 months-1 year- 2 years- 3 years.

Babbling- fist word- telegraphic speech- over generalization

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What is the term for the theory that language acquisition follows?

Learning-Theory Approach(to language development) The theory that language acquisition follows the principles of reinforcement and conditioning.

Which theory proposes that language acquisition follows the basic laws of reinforcement and conditioning?

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Term Language
Definition The communication of information through symbols arranged according to systematic rules.
Term Learning-theory approach (to language development)
Definition The theory suggesting that language acquisition follows the principles of reinforcement and conditioning.
Chapter 7 Flashcardswww.flashcardmachine.com › chapter-7296null

Which theory of language claims that language is a product of conditioning?

Skinner: Operant Conditioning B. F. Skinner believed that children learn language through operant conditioning; in other words, children receive “rewards” for using language in a functional manner.

What are the 5 theories of language acquisition?

The 5 hypotheses of Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition.
the Acquisition-Learning hypothesis;.
the Monitor hypothesis;.
the Input hypothesis;.
and the Affective Filter hypothesis;.
the Natural Order hypothesis..