GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES
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Representational
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Heuristic
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Regulatory
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Instrumental
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Detailed explanation-1: -Heuristic function-language that is used to explore, learn and discover. This could include questions or a running commentary of a child’s actions. Imaginative function-the use of language to tell stories and create imaginary constructs. This typically accompanies play or leisure activities.
Detailed explanation-2: -Heuristic Function Once children have recognised the boundary between themselves and the environment, then they can start exploring what is around them. Halliday calls this the Heuristic function of language. An early use of this function is to use it to ask for the name of something.
Detailed explanation-3: -Halliday’s theory about child language development lies in specifying the functions which language has in society and establishing what reflection these functions find in the structure of the language itself. His theory of language functions derives mainly from two prominent figures: Malinowski and Firth.