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Critically evaluate one theory of language development. Chomsky argues that language is a formal system
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Critically evaluate any one theory of language development Every species in the world has some form of communication system; enabling them to communicate with each other using signs and signals. None however, have the complexities of the human communication system; language. It is thought that humans are the only species which have language, this allows us to externalise our thoughts and feelings, in turn enabling us to interact with others around us. As language plays such an important part in our world it is understandable why so much research has been carried out in an attempt to understand how language develops. Further understanding on this topic could have considerable implications for education and child development. Three main theories have emerged from this research. The first is that the child learns language from the surrounding environment, the second is that every child has an innate ability that enables to acquire language and...
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