Theories of Language Acquisition

Who proposed the theory that children's brains contain special language-learning mechanisms at birth?

• Skinner
• Chomsky
• Piaget
• Bruner

Which theory emphasises the interaction between children and their care-givers in language acquisition?

• Behaviourist
• Innateness
• Cognitive
• Interaction

According to the behaviourist theory, how are children's correct utterances reinforced?

• Through punishment
• By imitation of adults
• Through positive reinforcement
• By innate mechanisms

Which theory suggests that language acquisition is biologically determined and involves an inborn faculty?

• Behaviourist
• Innateness
• Cognitive
• Interaction

Who proposed that language is just one aspect of a child's overall intellectual development?

• Skinner
• Chomsky
• Piaget
• Bruner

What concept did Chomsky introduce to explain the inborn faculty for language acquisition?

• Language Acquisition Support System
• Language Acquisition Device
• Cognitive Development Stages
• Child-Directed Speech

According to Piaget, a child must understand which concept before using comparative adjectives like "bigger" or "smaller"?

• Object permanence
• Seriation
• Syntax
• Grammatical rules

Which type of error is exemplified by a child saying "drinked" instead of "drank"?

• Negative reinforcement
• Virtuous error
• Positive reinforcement
• Imitation error

In the context of language acquisition, what does CDS stand for?

• Cognitive Development Stages
• Child-Directed Speech
• Chomsky's Developmental Syntax
• Communicative Development System

According to the Interaction theory, what is the role of games and non-verbal communication in language acquisition?

• They are unnecessary
• They help develop turn-taking structure
• They replace the need for verbal communication
• They hinder language development