CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

CHOMSKY LANGUAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How does language develop in children according to Chomsky?
A
It is an innate ability of children
B
It develops due to its social environment
C
You learn because of the listening process
D
Depends on the social, political, cultural and educational context
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Everyone is born with the capacity to develop and learn any language. Language development is instinctive. Every child has a “Language Acquisition Device”, or LAD for short. The LAD is a tool that is found in the brain; it enables the child to rapidly develop the rules of language.

Detailed explanation-2: -He has made a number of strong claims about language: in particular, he suggests that language is an innate faculty-that is to say that we are born with a set of rules about language in our minds, which he refers to as the ‘Universal Grammar’. The universal grammar is the basis upon which all human languages build.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chomsky’s Hypothesis also called the Innateness Hypothesis, postulates that children are innately born with a sense of language and grammar.

Detailed explanation-4: -A new study by The Ohio State University, shows that we are born with a part of the brain specialised to recognise words and therefore to learn a language. This means humans are biologically programmed for language learning. The Visual Word Form Area, or VWFA, is in the visual cortex of the brain.

Detailed explanation-5: -Language development starts with sounds and gestures, then words and sentences. You can support language development by talking a lot with your child, and responding when your child communicates. Reading books and sharing stories is good for language development.

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