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AOs for Language Acquisition
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- 1Language Acquisition Device (AO1)The human brain's inbuilt capacity to acquire language (Chomsky)
- 2Universal grammar (AO1)All world languages share the same principles of grammar despite surface differences
- 3Phonemic expansion (AO1)Variety of sounds produced expands
- 4Phonemic contraction (AO1)Variety of sounds produced is reduced to only the ones of the main language
- 5Proto-word (AO1)An invented word with a consistent meaning
- 6Holophrase (AO1)A single word expressing a whole idea
- 7Content word (AO1)A word that has a 'dictionary' meaning
- 8Function word (AO1)A word whose role is to express a grammatical relationship
- 9Overextension (AO1)The word used to label something is 'stretched' to include things that aren't normally part of its meaning
- 10Underextension (AO1)The word used to label something is 'reduced' to include only part of the words meaning
- 11Virtuous error (AO1)Errors made by young children in which the non-standard utterance reveals some understanding
- 12Egocentric speech (AO1)Language used by children when no-one is around
- 13Child-directed speech (AO1)Any of the various speech patterns used by caregivers when communicating with young children
- 14Language Acquisition Support System (AO1)The interaction between the caregiver and child and how this supports language acquisition
- 15Object permanence (AO1)The awareness that objects continue to exist even when they are no longer visible
- 16Scaffolding (AO1)The process of transferring a skill from adult to child and then withdrawing support once the skill has been mastered
- 17Miscue (AO1)Errors made by children when reading
- 18Cursive handwriting (AO1)Handwriting in which the characters are joined in rounded and flowing strokes
- 19Emergent writing (AO1)Children's early scribble writing
- 20Social Interactionists (AO2)Those who believe that child language develops through interaction with carers (Jerome Brune / Lev Vygotsky)
- 21Nativists (AO2)Those who believe that humans have an inbuilt capacity to acquire language
(Noam Chomsky / Eric Lenneburg) - 22Behaviourists (AO2)Those who believe language is acquired through imitation and reinforcement
(B.F. Skinner) - 23Cognitivists (AO2)Those who believe language acquisition is part of a wider development of understanding
(Lev Vygotsky / Jean Piaget) - 24Four-phased interaction with books: (AO2)Jerome Bruner
1 - Gaining attention
2 - Query
3 - Label
4 - Feedback - 25Intonation (AO2)Alan Cruttenden
Children find it harder to understand intonation - 26Berko and Brown (AO2)Fis/Fish experiment
Children can understand a word without being able to pronounce it first - 27Katherine Nelson (AO2)Categorising First Words
60% of first words were nouns - 28Leslie Rescorla (AO2)Types of Overextension
Categorical - name for one member of category is extended to all members
Analogical - name for one member is extended to member of different category
Mismatch - appear random, statement about one object in relation to another - 29Jean Aitchison (AO2)Stages of Linguistic Development
Labelling - linking words to objects
Packaging - exploring these labels
Network-building - making connections between words - 30Halliday (AO2)Functions of Speech (RRIIIPH)
Regulatory - influence/regulate others
Representational - convey facts and info
Instrumental - fulfil a need
Interactional - develop relationships
Imaginative - creative, used in play
Personal - convey opinions and ideas
Heuristic - learn about the environment - 31Lev Vygotsky (AO2)Child's Play
Young children use props or 'pivots' to support their play but, when older, use their imagination instead - 32Catherine Garvey (AO2)Sociodramatic Play (begins at 4yrs old)
Children adopt roles and identities, acting out story lines and inventing objects (fulfils Hallidays imaginative function)
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