Child Language AYMA REHMAN
Acquisition
,Stages of Languag
Development
•Before birth
•The first year – the babbling sta
•One to two years – the holophra
stage
•Two to three years – the
telegraphic stage
•Three to five years – continuing
development: post-telegraphic
stage
Child Language Acquisition
, Skinner’s Theory
Favouring Skinner Against Skinner
• Conditioning – children are ‘empty • Virtuous errors (cannot be imitation
vessels’ for language to be put into, developmental milestones (univers
language learning is a cognitive to all children unaffected by treatm
behaviour. Learn through imitation, of child), children unable to repeat
trial and error guided by conditioning unfamiliar structures, parents more
from the parent or caregiver. interested in politeness and
truthfulness than grammar, critical
period of language learning, pover
the stimulus.
Child Language Acquisition
Acquisition
,Stages of Languag
Development
•Before birth
•The first year – the babbling sta
•One to two years – the holophra
stage
•Two to three years – the
telegraphic stage
•Three to five years – continuing
development: post-telegraphic
stage
Child Language Acquisition
, Skinner’s Theory
Favouring Skinner Against Skinner
• Conditioning – children are ‘empty • Virtuous errors (cannot be imitation
vessels’ for language to be put into, developmental milestones (univers
language learning is a cognitive to all children unaffected by treatm
behaviour. Learn through imitation, of child), children unable to repeat
trial and error guided by conditioning unfamiliar structures, parents more
from the parent or caregiver. interested in politeness and
truthfulness than grammar, critical
period of language learning, pover
the stimulus.
Child Language Acquisition
