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Peer reviewedGoodluck, Helen; Solan, Lawrence – Cognition, 1979
If the basic operations hypothesis (EJ 184 227) is interpreted as a general principle governing acquisition of all movement rules, it may obscure the fact that children distinguish between unbounded and local rules. Error patterns support this distinction, lending credence to theories with separate status for the two rule types. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Child Language, Error Analysis (Language), Language Acquisition, Learning Theories
Peer reviewedNey, James W. – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Discusses the structuralist and the cognitivist theories of language learning, and emphasizes the importance of practice in second language learning. (AM)
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Linguistic Theory
Download full textLester, Mark – Topics in Culture Learning, 1973
An overview of Noam Chomsky's theories about transformational grammar and phonology is given. Since Chomsky was interested in characterizing what it is to know a language, the ways in which we demonstrate knowledge of our native language are discussed in detail. Particular emphasis is placed on describing how the transformational approach actually…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Child Language, Classical Conditioning, Deep Structure
