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1 st Language Development

1 st Language Development. Stages in first language acquisition. Language Acquisition Theory. Noam Chomsky’s Theory Transformational Grammar Deep structure of our language Language Acquisition Device (LAD) An instinct that enables language learning Imprinting & then dying off

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1 st Language Development

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  1. 1stLanguage Development Stages in first language acquisition.

  2. Language Acquisition Theory • Noam Chomsky’s Theory • Transformational Grammar • Deep structure of our language • Language Acquisition Device (LAD) • An instinct that enables language learning • Imprinting & then dying off • Brain Development theory • Multiple neuron firing in a child’s brain • Neural pathways start to establish at puberty • Specialization of centers in the brain

  3. Language Development • Stage one • First Words • Nouns • Bilabial initial phonemes • Holophrases • One Word sentences (ELL) • Overextension (ELL) • Too specific a term for a general object • Underextension (ELL) • Too general a term for a specific object

  4. Language Development • Stage Two • First Sentences • Telegraphic Speech • Two word sentences • Usually Noun & Verb • “Me go?” • Whole objects not parts • Mostly refers to “Type”

  5. Language Development • Stage Three • Grammar Development • Overregularizing (ELL) • “I taked it!” • “Okay” = yes • Three, Four, & Five word sentences • Pronunciation improves greatly • All vowels in the native language • All consonants in the native language

  6. Language Development • Stage Four • Vocabulary Development • 6 yr. olds’ have 8,000 to 14,000 • 20,000 word vocabulary by age 11 • Pre-school years are crucial • Early trouble with abstract terms • Early Trouble with communicative competence • Teasing, sarcasm, taunts, …

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