Briefly describe the difference between the behaviorist, nativist, and interactionist language acquisition theories.
Describe metalinguistic awareness.
Explain the arguments for and against the theory that animals have the capacity for language, like humans.
Overregularization of words is a common error among children.
Some researchers suggest that primates are able to do all of the following except __________.
When a child uses the word “cat” to refer to the family cat but not any other cats, __________ occurs.
Describe one criticism researchers have of the behaviorist and nativist theories of language development.
The ability to learn new words after being exposed to it once is __________.
There is strong empirical support indicating that learning two languages interferes with effective cognitive development.
According to the __________ theories, nature and nurture are both important to language development.
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