GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES
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blank sheet
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tabula
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tabula rasa
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blank slate
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Detailed explanation-1: -tabula rasa, (Latin: “scraped tablet”-i.e., “clean slate”) in epistemology (theory of knowledge) and psychology, a supposed condition that empiricists have attributed to the human mind before ideas have been imprinted on it by the reaction of the senses to the external world of objects.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the Behaviorist Theory, Skinner (1985) equated learning a language to verbal behavior. Therefore, he believes that language acquisition like any other behavior can be observed, rather than trying to explain the mental systems underlying these types of behaviors.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Nativist Approach The Nativist, also known as innatist, believes that language is not a behavior learned through imitation and conditioning as Chomsky and Miler (1957) in Chaer (2003: 169-170) states that children’s minds are not blank slates to be filled merely by imitating language they hear in the environment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Skinner argued that children learn language based on behaviorist reinforcement principles by associating words with meanings. Correct utterances are positively reinforced when the child realizes the communicative value of words and phrases.