Language Development in the Pre-School Child.

Lenskyj, Helen

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ERIC Number: ED189862

Record Type: RIE

Publication Date: 1974

Pages: 13

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Language Development in the Pre-School Child.

Lenskyj, Helen

This brief overview of child language acquisition begins with a discussion of the affective and cognitive dimensions of the transition period from babbling to speech. Three theories of language acquisition--reinforcement theory, social learning theory, and "innate mechanism" theory--are reviewed. Several theories of the function of language, notably those of Piaget and Mead, are outlined. (JB)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Theory, Preschool Children, Psycholinguistics

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Authoring Institution: Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation, Toronto.

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Note: Not available in paper copy because of poor reproducibility of original document.