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Language Development

Language Development. What Is Language? . Symbolic system Socially constructed What is speech? What is literacy? Ability to construct meaning Ability to express meaning. Theoretical Perspectives of Language Development. Behaviorism Stems from operant conditioning Nativism

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Language Development

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  1. Language Development

  2. What Is Language? • Symbolic system • Socially constructed What is speech? What is literacy? • Ability to construct meaning • Ability to express meaning

  3. Theoretical Perspectives of Language Development • Behaviorism • Stems from operant conditioning • Nativism • Noam Chomsky – LAD language acquisition device • Interactionism • Information Processing – Use working memory and attention to explain • Sociocultural – Social interaction and culture aid in language development • Functionalism – Language development provides practical benefits to children

  4. Primary Language Specialization Centers in the Brain

  5. Current Understanding of Language Development • Biological component • Primed to discriminate all phonemes • Effect of environment • Synaptic pruning • Imitation, infant-directed speech • Children’s construction of language • bootstrapping

  6. Components of Language • Phonology • Semantics • Syntax • Pragmatics • Lexicon

  7. Developing Language

  8. Developing Language

  9. Developing Language

  10. Developing Language

  11. Developing Language

  12. Developing Literacy

  13. Developing Literacy

  14. Identifying Cultural Differences in Sociolinguistic Conventions

  15. Identifying Cultural Differences in Sociolinguistic Conventions

  16. Identifying Cultural Differences in Sociolinguistic Conventions

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