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THEORY OF LANGUAGE
ACQUISITION
TAY YE E X I A N
S I T I N U R SYA M I M I B I N T I S U H A I M I
NUR KHALIDAH ADIBAH BINTI ABD RAHIM
NAZIRAH BINTI MAHMUD
Who is Chomsky?
Avram Noam Chomsky
Born on December 7, 1928 in Philadelphia
Studied at University of Pennsylvannia BA, MA and PhD
American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist,
Limitation :
Who is Skinner?
Burrhus Frederic(B. F.)Skinner(March 20, 1904
be put in to
Skinner also viewed language acquisition as a cognitive
behaviour
operant conditioning - child goes through trial-and-error in
other words they tries and fails to use correct language until it
succeeds; with reinforcement and shaping provided by the
parents gestures (smiles, attention and approval) which are
pleasant to the child.
Skinner in Verbal Behavior (1957) differentiated between two
types of verbal responses that a child makes :
- Verbal behaviour that is reinforced by the child receiving
something it wants.
- Verbal behaviour caused by imitating others.
Limitations :
Differences
Chomskys Theory
Skinners theory
CONCLUSIONS
Environment makes contribution in both theories:
As for Chomsky, he believes that as long there are people
available to speak to the child, the childs biological
endowments will do the rest.
But for Skinner, he believes that children will learn by
imitation, reinforcement that comes from the environments.
REFERENCES
Taxler, M. J. (2012). Introduction to Psycholinguists: Understanding