Chomsky + LAD Language Development

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Language development from 18 months (infancy)

can say between six and ten words, can follow simple instructions

Language development from 6-12 months (infancy)

understands some words, such as 'byebye', makes sounds such as 'gaga'

Language development from 9-19 years (adolescence)

-developing vocabulary -uses language to explore abstract ideas

Language development from 8 years (early childhood)

-speaks in complex sentences -can reason and explain

Language development from 3-5 years (early childhood)

-uses simple sentences -asks questions -may use incorrect forms of words, for example 'I good'

Criticisms of Chomsky

1. Lack of scientific evidence innate understanding of structure of language 2. The rate of language development is affected by the degree of interactions with others 3. Does not take into account that a language acquisition support system is required 4. Chomsky put emphasis on grammar in sentence development rather than meanings

Benefits of Chomsky's Language Acquisition Device theory

Chomsky's LAD theory helps to explain how children develop language skills. It is based on nativist theory, which suggest that individuals are pre-programmed to develop in a certain way

Language Acquisition Device

Noam Chomsky proposed the LAD as the hypothetical part of the human mind that allows infants to acquire and produce language. He suggested that humans: -are born with a structure in their brain that enables them to acquire language -have a critical period for first language development in the first years of life -all follow the same pattern of language development -have an innate understanding of the structure of language (universal grammar) that is the basis for all languages

Language development from 2-3 years (early childhood)

links words together, for example 'me car', vocabulary increasing to approximately 200 words at 2 and a half

Language development from 0-3 months (infancy)

makes mouth movements in response to parent, cries to ask for food or comfort


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