GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
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a child who acquires language at an extremely early age through intense instruction by her or his parent
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statistical evidence that children in one culture learn language faster than children in another culture
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a child of normal mental ability not being able to learn language due to language deprivation at an early age
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a child skipping the babbling and telegraphic speech stages of language acquisition
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a child deprived of language at an early age successfully learning language later
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following best explains the nativist perspective on language? Language is learned through a combination of the environment and an innate ability.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nativist theories hypothesize that language is an innate fundamental part of the human genetic make-up and that language acquisition occurs as a natural part of the human experience.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements is true about the nativist theory of language development? It emphasizes the role of imitation and reinforcement in language development in children.
Detailed explanation-4: -For example, no child will say “Biscuit mummy”, instead the child will say “Mummy, biscuit”. The reason is thus, when a child starts to put two words together, the child has already mastered the basic rules of syntax. And even when the child makes an erroneous sentence, he applies them correctly.