2005, ISBN: 9783638427760

Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: Psycholinguistics, 17 entries in the bibliography, langua… Mehr…

Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: Psycholinguistics, 17 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: How do children learn to speak? And why? Do all children start to use language at some age? Or do they need a certain trigger? Is our ability to use a language innate? Or are we conditioned to use language as a response to our environment? There are many other questions to be raised, for example about the function of a language, the process of acquisition, or the meaning of the term language as such. Psycholinguistics tries to answer at least some of these questions. Psycholinguistics is the name given to the study of the psychological processes involved in language. Psycholinguists study understanding, producing, and remembering language. [][They are] concerned with listening, reading, speaking, writing, and memory for language [] [and] interested in how we acquire language, and the way in which it interacts with other psychological systems. (Harley, 1995: p.1) Thus, psycholinguistics is concerned with () the correlation between linguistic behaviour and psychological processes thought to underlie that behaviour () (Crystal, 1992: p. 291). Due to its interdisciplinary nature, psycholinguistics has been influenced both by linguistic and psychological findings and theories. One of the main psychological schools which have contributed to psycholinguistic theories is behaviourism. Although early behaviourism was not concerned with language as such, but rather with the observation of any (animal or human) behaviour, Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904-1990) later focussed his interest on verbal behaviour. He employed behaviouristic methods and tried to describe the acquisition process as a complex form of conditioning. One of his aims was to apply his findings in the development of new teaching methods. This paper is designed to give a brief overview on behaviouristic key terms and ideas. Due to its importance for psycholinguistic aspects, the main focus will be on Skinners behaviourism, although the roots of behaviourism will also be mentioned shortly. The concluding part of this paper deals with Skinners theories on verbal behaviour and the controversy they aroused. Some of the most common critical remarks concerning Skinners ideas will be presented and commented upon. Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: Psycholinguistics, 17 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: How do children learn to speak? And why? Do all children start to use language at some age? Or do they need a certain “trigger”? Is our ... eBook ePUB 13.10.2005 eBooks>Fremdsprachige eBooks>Englische eBooks, GRIN, .200<

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Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: Psycholinguistics, 17 entries in the bibliography, langua… Mehr…

Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: Psycholinguistics, 17 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: How do children learn to speak? And why? Do all children start to use language at some age? Or do they need a certain 'trigger'? Is our ability to use a language innate? Or are we conditioned to use language as a response to our environment? There are many other questions to be raised, for Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: Psycholinguistics, 17 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: How do children learn to speak? And why? Do all children start to use language at some age? Or do they need a certain 'trigger'? Is our ability to use a language innate? Or are we conditioned to use language as a response to our environment? There are many other questions to be raised, for example about the function of a language, the process of acquisition, or the meaning of the term 'language' as such. Psycholinguistics tries to answer at least some of these questions. 'Psycholinguistics is the name given to the study of the psychological processes involved in language. Psycholinguists study understanding, producing, and remembering language. [.][They are] concerned with listening, reading, speaking, writing, and memory for language [.] [and] interested in how we acquire language, and the way in which it interacts with other psychological systems.' (Harley, 1995: p.1) Thus, psycholinguistics is concerned with '(.) the correlation between linguistic behaviour and psychological processes thought to underlie that behaviour (.)' (Crystal, 1992: p. 291). Due to its interdisciplinary nature, psycholinguistics has been influenced both by linguistic and psychological findings and theories. One of the main psychological schools which have contributed to psycholinguistic theories is behaviourism. Although early behaviourism was not concerned with language as such, but rather with the observation of any (animal or human) behaviour, Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904-1990) later focussed his interest on verbal behaviour. He employed behaviouristic methods and tried to describe the acquisition process as a complex form of conditioning. One of his aims was to apply his findings in the development of new teaching methods. This paper is designed to give a brief overview Anthologies, Drama, Behaviorism - a short discussion~~ Philipp Rott~~Anthologies~~Drama~~9783638427760, en, Behaviorism - a short discussion, Philipp Rott, 9783638427760, GRIN Verlag, 10/13/2005, , , , GRIN Verlag, 10/13/2005<

2000, ISBN: 9783638427760

Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: Psycholinguistics, language: English, abstract: How do ch… Mehr…

Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: Psycholinguistics, language: English, abstract: How do children learn to speak? And why? Do all children start to use language at some age? Or do they need a certain 'trigger'? Is our ability to use a language innate? Or are we conditioned to use language as a response to our environment? There are many other questions to be raised, for example about the function of a language, the process of acquisition, or the meaning of the term 'language' as such. Psycholinguistics tries to answer at least some of these questions. 'Psycholinguistics is the name given to the study of the psychological processes involved in language. Psycholinguists study understanding, producing, and remembering language. [...][They are] concerned with listening, reading, speaking, writing, and memory for language [...] [and] interested in how we acquire language, and the way in which it interacts with other psychological systems.' (Harley, 1995: p.1) Thus, psycholinguistics is concerned with '(...) the correlation between linguistic behaviour and psychological processes thought to underlie that behaviour (...)' (Crystal, 1992: p. 291). Due to its interdisciplinary nature, psycholinguistics has been influenced both by linguistic and psychological findings and theories. One of the main psychological schools which have contributed to psycholinguistic theories is behaviourism. Although early behaviourism was not concerned with language as such, but rather with the observation of any (animal or human) behaviour, Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904-1990) later focussed his interest on verbal behaviour. He employed behaviouristic methods and tried to describe the acquisition process as a complex form of conditioning. One of his aims was to apply his findings in the development of new teaching methods. This paper is designed to give a brief overview on behaviouristic key terms and ideas. Due to its importance for psycholinguistic aspects, the main focus will be on Skinner's behaviourism, although the 'roots' of behaviourism will also be mentioned shortly. The concluding part of this paper deals with Skinner's theories on verbal behaviour and the controversy they aroused. Some of the most common critical remarks concerning Skinner's ideas will be presented and commented upon. eBooks > Fremdsprachige eBooks > Englische eBooks > Sach- & Fachthemen > Biografien , GRIN, ePUB, GRIN<

2005, ISBN: 9783638427760

Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: Psycholinguistics, 17 entries in the bibliography, langua… Mehr…

Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Duisburg-Essen, course: Psycholinguistics, 17 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: How do children learn to speak? And why? Do all children start to use language at some age? Or do they need a certain 'trigger'? Is our ability to use a language innate? Or are we conditioned to use language as a response to our environment? There are many other questions to be raised, for example about the function of a language, the process of acquisition, or the meaning of the term 'language' as such. Psycholinguistics tries to answer at least some of these questions. 'Psycholinguistics is the name given to the study of the psychological processes involved in language. Psycholinguists study understanding, producing, and remembering language. [...][They are] concerned with listening, reading, speaking, writing, and memory for language [...] [and] interested in how we acquire language, and the way in which it interacts with other psychological systems.' (Harley, 1995: p.1) Thus, psycholinguistics is concerned with '(...) the correlation between linguistic behaviour and psychological processes thought to underlie that behaviour (...)' (Crystal, 1992: p. 291). Due to its interdisciplinary nature, psycholinguistics has been influenced both by linguistic and psychological findings and theories. One of the main psychological schools which have contributed to psycholinguistic theories is behaviourism. Although early behaviourism was not concerned with language as such, but rather with the observation of any (animal or human) behaviour, Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904-1990) later focussed his interest on verbal behaviour. He employed behaviouristic methods and tried to describe the acquisition process as a complex form of conditioning. One of his aims was to apply his findings in the development of new teaching methods. This paper is designed to give a brief overview on behaviouristic key terms and ideas. Due to its importance for psycholinguistic aspects, the main focus will be on Skinner's behaviourism, although the 'roots' of behaviourism will also be mentioned shortly. The concluding part of this paper deals with Skinner's theories on verbal behaviour and the controversy they aroused. Some of the most common critical remarks concerning Skinner's ideas will be presented and commented upon. eBook Philipp Rott ePUB, GRIN, 13.10.2005, GRIN, 2005<

2005, ISBN: 9783638427760

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