What theories explain the origins of language development?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
• The learning theory approach: the theory that language acquisition follows the basic laws of reinforcement and conditioning.
• The nativist approach: the theory that a genetically determined mechanism directs language development.
• The interactionist approach: the theory that suggests that language is produced through a combination of genetically determined predispositions and environmental circumstances.
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