what believes that language is a structure arising from existing interacting patterns in the brain; children
find patterns in the language input they receive? - Answer -emergentism
which psychologist was a nativist? - Answer -chomsky
which psychologist was into emergentism? - Answer -skinner
, identify the approach:
-sees language as composed of constructions or symbol units that combine the form and meaning of
language through the use of morphemes, words, idioms, and sentence frames
Constructionalist approach believes that b/c young children have not developed adultlike abstract
representations, they use _________ structures inconsistently. - Answer -grammatical
T/F: Generativists/Nativists conceived of linguistic rules as abstract processes for combining words and
morphemes. - Answer -true
______ _______ rules are thought of as meaningful linguistic systems for communication, not just
abstract rules to be followed. - Answer -constructionalist linguistic
______-reading: by which they attempt to understand the communicative significance of an utterance -
Answer -intention
______-finding: by which they create the more abstract dimensions. - Answer -pattern
Interactionist approach theoretical weakness:
a.) not comprensive enough
b.) does not account for outside influences from the environment
c.) doesn't fully explain language development - Answer -c
in the constructionalist approach, a child uses the form that best accomplishes their ... - Answer -social
goals
these are...
1.) interest in language development represents part of a larger concern for human development
2.) it is interesting/can help us understand our own behavior
3.) can probe the relationship between language and thought - Answer -reasons why we study language
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