This document discusses various theories of language acquisition from different perspectives including behaviorism, cognitivism, nativism, and social interactionism. It covers key concepts in linguistics, psycholinguistics, language comprehension and production, second language acquisition, and influential theorists such as Skinner, Piaget, Chomsky, and Vygotsky. The theories explore how language is acquired through rewards/punishments, cognitive development stages, innate universal grammar principles, environment, and social interactions within one's zone of proximal development.

1. Theories of Language Acquisition
Linguistics Psycholinguistics
Language
Form Meaning Context
Morphology
Syntax
Phonology
Phonectics
Semantics
Pragmatics
Social
Cultural
Historical
Political
Language
Comprehension
Language
Production
Second Language
Acquisition
Language Acquisition
Behaviourism Cogtivism Nativism Social
Interactionist
Skinner Piaget Chomsky
Vygotsky
Rewards
Extinction
Punishments
Sensorio- motor
Pre.operational
concrete
Universal
Grammar
Setting the
Parameters
Brocas’s area
Environment
Zona of
Proximal
Development
Formal
use stages based complement
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