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Language

Cognition packaged for purposes of interpersonal communication beh

Behaviourism

Skinner(1953,1967)

Behaviourismskinner

Skinner(1953,1967)

Learning forming associations

Chomsky(1965)

Children learn an infinite combinational system from finite input

The critical period hypothesis

Language easily learnt between birth and puberty


Decrease in plasticity takes place at the end of “critical period”


Once period has passed, full acquisition cannot be achieved

The case of Genie

“Feral child”


Victim of social isolation and severe abuse did not acquire language in childhood