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WorksheetsLanguage Acquisition
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
Children acquire a language by imitating adults.
Behaviorists view
Cognitivist view
Constructivist view
It states that the first few years of life constitute the time during which language develops.
Motherese
Critical age hypothesis
Innateness hypothesis
Children are biologically programmed for language and that language develops in the child in just the same way that other biological functions develop.
Motherese
Critical age hypothesis
Innateness hypothesis
Children learn language by creating neural connections in the brain.
Social-Interaction Theory
Active cconstruction of grammar Theory
Connectionist Theory
It points out humans are born with the capacity to speak.
Overgeneralization
Overextension
Language Acquisition Device
Adults make formal adjustments to help children to speak
Reinforcement theory
Imitation theory
Child-directed speech
What does 'neh' mean?
hungry
lower gas
burp
What does 'owh' mean?
discomfort
hungry
sleepy
What does 'heh' mean?
discomfort
burp
hungry
What does 'eair' mean?
burp
lower gas
sleepy
What does 'eh' mean?
hungry
lower gas
burp
