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1 First Hour (and a bit)- What is the nature of human language? Language Characteristics of human language Language acquisition Nature nurture issues Does language determine thought? The Whorfian hypothesis

2 Nature nurture issues in language development Nurture Imitation and reinforcement Nature Structural preparedness Universality of language development – Cooing and babbling Parent-child interaction (Motherese/Parentese) Critical period for language development Noam Chomsky’s theoretical proposal – L.A.D. (Language Acquisition Device) >Deep structure - Underlying meaning (Innate - LAD) >Surface structure - Grammar (Learned with the LAD) The development of the Creole language >Pidgin language

3 Animal Communication End of the second hour- Do animals have language? Jane Goodall chimp studies in the wild The Kelloggs and Gua – teaching vocalizations The Gardeners and Washoe – teaching ASL Herb Terrace and Nim Chimpsky Examples of chimp language studies Sue Savage-Rumbaugh and Kanzi

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