|| REVISION NOTES: Child Language Acquisition ||

INTRODUCTION

Child Language Aquisition, or "CLA" is the first part of the third unit in my language course. Since studying unit one and two last year, I am eager to continue onto unit three.

We began our study into child language acquisition with a simple bullet pointed list, of facts and figures in relation to things we needed to know, and theorists we would continue to look at. I will consider this to be almost a contents page for all of my work to be connected up to, so it is easily accessible when I need it.


CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE

•   During the Exam, the age range for analysis will be around 3-7 years. (See here for Language acquisition timeline.)
• Language acquisition is divided up into stages, the main ones being the Pre-Verbal Stage, Holoprastic, Telegraphic, and Post-Telegraphic.  (Remember that these stage overlap, and are different for each child.)
• NOAM CHOMSKY = CLA PIONEER, Nature side of debate.
• SKINNER, Nurture side of debate.
  
  
• Care Giver's language is important to consider when writing exam responses.
   
• Nature/Nurture debate.