Theories of First Language Acquisition

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The analysis of one's ownthoughts and consciousness. Self-rationalisation

Behaviorism

Introspectionism

Neo-behaviorism

Opposed to instrospectionism

Meaning is the mediator between the external response and the response of the individual.

Theories of First Language Acquisition

It includes concepts asthoughts and mental processes in the behaviorist theory.

Imitation, positivereinforcement. Babies learn babbling because of the utterances of a person.

Creativity is ignored whenconsidering that everything stems from imitation.

Counterargumentof behaviorism

Language is too complex to only imitate the visible part of it.

6 months old babiesemploying computational strategies...

Statistical learning

Criticism ofNativist Theories

Creolization

Critical period hypothesis

Learning is not achievedthrough behavior formation, but through rules formations

When a kid is learning a language,she/he makes slow adjustments. The LAD is unconfirmed.

The InnatistPerspective

Theories of First Language Acquisition

Recognizing patterns inthe environment

Lexical andfunctional grammar

Stipulationism

language grows completely from social interaction, and children are only able to develop to an advanced level of knowledge only via employing a helpful interactive environment.

The sociocultural theory

Vygotski'ssocio-cultural theory

Something provoked bybiological desire

Environment

Mediated mind

Pyschologists should not onlyevaluate knowledge, but also the potential to learn it.

Theories of language acquisition

Zone of proximaldevelopment

Level of action, motivation and conditions

Theinteractionist/developmental perspective

Activity theory