Finding relations between input and outcome in language acquisition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9786513 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James L Morgan (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 556-559 |
| Publication date | 1996-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0012-1649.32.3.556 |
| OpenAlex | W2121297787 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 5 |
dren's use of parental recasts, responses potentially providing negative evidence. Claiming to show that the bivariate time-series analyses used by Morgan et al. were inherently flawed, Bohannon et al. argued that training studies offer a preferable means for examining contributions of language input. In this article, multiple weaknesses of training studies are noted; at best, such studies may yield information on the sufficiency of aspects of language input but can yield none on their necessity. The failure of Bohannon et al.'s time-series analyses to distinguish among varying models of recast func-tion is shown to be attributable to confounding of parameters and idiosyncratic assumptions adopted in generating simulated data from these models. Contrary to Bohannon et al.'s assertions, bivariate time-series analyses of observational data may provide invaluable tools for discerning signs and magnitudes of relations among variables in language development. A child cries out at birth and would doubtless in any case after a time take to gurgling and babbling, but the particular language he learns is entirely a matter of environment.... The child learns to speak like the persons round him. (Bloomfield, 1933, p. 43) Bloomfield's (1933) observations form part of the founda
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| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2001 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |