Language Acquisition & Language Learning
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With respect to children's language development, consider the following statements regarding Noam Chomsky's theory of the 'Language Acquisition Device' (LAD):
- 1. Chomsky believes that children are born with an innate capacity to learn language, known as 'Universal Grammar', and this ability is a biological characteristic of the human brain.
- 2. According to this theory, children do not require any formal education or external environmental reinforcement to learn language, as the external environment merely acts to activate the child's internal grammar.
- 3. Chomsky's theory received complete support from Jean Piaget's views within cognitive development, as Piaget also believed that language development occurs independently of the child's experiences and social interaction during the pre-operational stage.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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According to Noam Chomsky's theory of language development, children are born with an innate 'Language Acquisition Device' (LAD) and 'Universal Grammar' (Statement 1 is correct).
Chomsky argues that the capacity for language acquisition in children is biological, and the environment merely serves as a medium to trigger or activate this internal capacity rather than teaching language from scratch (Statement 2 is correct).
However, Statement 3 is incorrect because Jean Piaget believed that language development depends on a child's cognitive development (especially schemas and symbolic thinking). Piaget did not fully support Chomsky's notion of innate grammar; rather, there were distinct differences between the perspectives of Piaget and Lev Vygotsky regarding the relationship between thought and language.
- Chomsky's Nativist Perspective: Language is innate and biologically determined.
- Role of Environment: Acts as a trigger for innate structures, not as a primary teacher.
- Piaget's Cognitive Theory: Language emerges as a byproduct of general cognitive development and symbolic function.
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