Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Review of Monday - Acquire Language
Think about HOW babies ACQUIRE language. When BABIES in the videos are talking - - when is it IMITATION, when is it to communicate personal MEANING, when is it more about the INTERACTION? How does this relate to the models discussed in the book and summarized in Blackboard? You can view more video clips of children at various stages of language at http://stuff2view.blogspot.com/ .
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I think babies start to be understood when they have been around people who talk to them as if they were an adult. Baby talk is something I think is hurtful to a child who is learning to talk.
Anita Spence
I dont think 'baby talk' is hurtful in the infant early stages but there is a point when it is probably hurtful. I think early baby talk, has a lot of high ranges and emotion behind it that babies recognize. Its similar to talking to a dog, its not what you say but how you say it. The tone of voice used.
Well, in the area of baby talk. My sister, who is only five now, would often resort back to baby talk much later than it was acceptable. I think it was mostly because she thought it was funny or to get attention, but no one talked to her like that anymore. She also wasn't around anyone who spoke that way to others much, so that makes me think that she remembered that from when she was smaller, which is quite remarkable. I think language of any sort, even baby talk, is always helpful because it gets the ball rolling for them and probably sticks with them for longer than we think. My sister never suffered from this. She would just giggle when someone corrected her. She just started talking like she was really able to, correctly.
Which of the models in the text does baby talk address or connect with most?
I know with all of my children, nieces, nephews and kids that I have been around, we all talked 'baby talk' to them. There is something about a baby that brings out the silliness in adults. I would say the majority of people talk baby talk to their infants and no ill effect has come of it.
In replying to Ms. White's post...Although Chomsky believed everyone is hardwired for language and that babies are born ready to learn how to talk, I think the bhavioral model addresses and connects with baby talk most. They talk about there being a process, if you will, which starts with imitation (or modeling). Then individuals working or talking with the child will reinforce the verbal behavior, punish the behavior, or ignore the behavior. Reinforcing it makes it more likely to occur again. Then chaining takes place, which is when the child learns to string together several verbal behaviors to mkae an utterance. This talks about a baby saying Da, then Da Da, and finally Bye-bye Da Da.
Ah...processing! Comparing what the research and the model says to your own thinking and observations!! Demonstrating your own cognitive capabilities!
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