Question

What are some of the theories of language development? What are the various types of language communication other than the spoken form?

Answer 1

There are two major theories of language development. Nativist theorists such as Noam Chomsky argue that language development is an innate capacity and human beings are birn with a language faculty. Nativists focus primarily on the physiological and biological endowment of the child and how these impact language acquisition. On the other hand, behaviourists such as B.F. Skinner regard language development as a form of learning. According to this perspective, language is a complex behaviour that is acquired from the environment. With respect to language development theories, there is also the interactionist view held by theorists such as Lev Vygotsky which emphasize the effects of both, biology and environment.
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