Theories of Language Acquisition in Relation to Beginning Reading Instruction [electronic resource] / Ronald Wardhaugh.

Behavioristic, nativistic, and cognitive theories of language acquisition are discussed. Linguistically-oriented theories are compared with learning-oriented theories, and four controversial issues of frequency of stimuli, imitation expansion, and meaning are reviewed. The theories, according to the...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Wardhaugh, Ronald
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1971.
Subjects:	Beginning Reading. Behavior Theories. Child Language. Cognitive Processes. Conference Reports. Language. Language Acquisition. Learning Theories. Linguistic Theory. Psycholinguistics. Reading Instruction. Research Reviews (Publications) Theories.