Language Study Presentation questions

What is Jean Berko known for?

WUG Test

How did Jean Burke get into the linguistic career?

Acting as an interpreter for his brother

What does the WUG Test test for?

Simple learning skills

How do clinicians use the Brown Stages table?

To track language development in young children

What does the Brown Stages table track

Whether a child is progressing typically or showing delays

What criticisms or limitations exist regarding Brown’s theories

Cultural and linguistic bias, simplifying language acquisition, focus on syntax and morphemes, and limited longitudinal data

How many books has Rodger brown written

3 major books

What is the names of the books Roger Brown wrote

Words and Things: An Introduction to Language (1958), Social Psychology (1965), A First language: The Early Stages (1973)

According to Bates, where is the specialness of language delivered from?

The interaction of bits and pieces in the brain that are recruited for many processes

According to Bates’ research on brain plasticity, can the brain recognize and adapt language processing functions?

Yes, especially children

What groups of children did Bates work with?

Upper-middle to upper class, English-speaking children

How did Lenneberg connect brain development to language learning?

The more lateralized the brain is, the less flexible it is (This is why learning langugae early is better)

How did Eric Lenneberg’s ideas change future theories about language?

It challenged the idea of behaviorism

What did Eric Lenneberg do to support the hypothesis that the critical period is a crucial time Fram for language acquisition

He took causes of feral children and found that their isolation during the critical period resulted in having severe difficulties in acquiring language later in life

How did Skinner originally test his theory of operant conditioning

Tested animal behavior and their modifications with rewards and punishments

What are the 3 cornerstones of Lois Bloom’s Child Language Analysis?

Content, form, and use

How do children learn language according to the Intentionality Model?

In acts of expression, interperation, and work on acquiring language

What is Lois Bloom most known for?

Her development of linguistics, syntax, and verbs

How does MacWhinney’s work connect different fields?

It combines psychology, language studies, and brain science, this shows how we understand and learn throughout our lives

Why is the CHILDES detabase important?

It has a collection of real conversations with children, helping us understand how kids learn language over time

How does the Competition Model explain language learning?

We learn language by paying attention to patterns and clues