How do the learning theory and nativist perspective on language development differ?
What will be an ideal response?
The learning theory states that language development is a result of reinforcement and imitation. According to this view, children are selectively reinforced to use the specific sounds and rules of their language by their parents and others. Their language is gradually shaped by reinforcements, such as positive reactions to the use of certain sounds and words. Children will also imitate the sounds and words of those around them. The nativist perspective says that children have a natural ‘prewiring' that enables them to learn the sounds, words, and rules of their native language. There is considered to be a ‘learning acquisition device' which enables language development.
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