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    Compare and Contrast The Behaviourist Theory of Language Acquisition and The Nativist Theory of Language Acquisition

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    The document compares the behaviourist and nativist theories of language acquisition. The behaviourist theory claims that language is learned through reinforcement and imitation without an innate capacity, while the nativist theory argues that humans have an innate predisposition and ability to learn language that allows us to acquire it as quickly as we do through interaction with the environment.

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    Compare and Contrast The Behaviourist Theory of Language Acquisition and The Nativist Theory of Language Acquisition

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    The document compares the behaviourist and nativist theories of language acquisition. The behaviourist theory claims that language is learned through reinforcement and imitation without an innate capacity, while the nativist theory argues that humans have an innate predisposition and ability to learn language that allows us to acquire it as quickly as we do through interaction with the environment.

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    Compare and Contrast The Behaviourist Theory of Language Acquisition and The Nativist Theory of Language Acquisition

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    Compare and contrast the behaviourist theory of language acquisition and the nativist

    theory of language acquisition.

    Behaviourist theory Nativist theory

    Individual have capacity for learning but no Nativism essentially says that we have an
    specific capacity for language learning. innate predisposition to learn the language.

    Learning a language, results from positive


    reinforcement of desirable behaviour and non-
    reinforcement of what is not wanted

    Treats language learning as essentially Without a biological predisposition, it would


    imitation and repetition guided by external be impossible to learn as quickly and
    events. thoroughly as we do.

    The stimuli and reinforcement provide


    encouragement to children to make the effort
    and to experiment.

    Argue that everything we know we have Emphasised the interaction between the child
    learned through interaction with the and the adult.
    environment.

    We learn through reinforcement

    Behaviourists say that this is entirely learned. Ability to learn language is inborn.

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