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| Biological perspective:support and criticisms |
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-new langauge systems-adolescence
-localization of functions in brain=Bocas area, wrnickes area, aphasia
- sensitive critical period
Criticisms= child abuse possible neurological effects
brain localization- before this occurs the brain is highly plasti, kids develop launge in other parts of the brain |
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| left frontal lobe, damage leads to impaird pronunciation and grammar |
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| Wernickes area of the brain |
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| left temporal lobe, damage leads to meaningless speech steams |
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| language disorder, resulting from brain damage |
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says we are pre-wired to learn launge in certain ways at certain times
- structure in brain
-biological perspective |
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proposed that language, like other behavior is acquired through operant conditioning
-reinforcements, imitation, recasting, expanding, labeling |
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| Skinner- reinforcements, imitation |
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| baby makes sound parent reinforce with hugs, smiles, and speech in return |
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rephrasing inaccurate speech into correct form; turn into a question
( child: kitty eat
Adult: what was the kitty eating?) |
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adult imitates and expands or adds to childs statements
(child: daddy juise
Adult:daddy drinks juice) |
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| identifying the names of objects helps with accommodation and assimilation |
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