Theoretical Perspectives

1. Cognitive-Nature-Theorist Jean Piaget

1.1. Semantic and Morphemic Knowledge

1.1.1. "... cognitive developmentalist perspective focuses on the development of schemata and the manipulation of symbols, it contributes to our understanding of how semantic, syntactic, and morphemic knowledge are acquired" (Otto, 2010).

1.2. "... cognitive developmentalist perspective focuses on the development of schemata and the manipulation of symbols, it contributes to our understanding of how semantic, syntactic, and morphemic knowledge are acquired" (Otto, 2010).

2. Nativist-Nature-Theorist Noam Chomsky

2.1. Syntactic Knowledge

2.1.1. "In the nativist perspective, children learn language by discovering the structure of their language" (Otto, 2010).

2.2. "In the nativist perspective, children learn language by discovering the structure of their language" (Otto,2010).

3. Behaviorist-Nurture-Theorist Burrhus Fredrick Skinner

3.1. Semantic, Syntactic, and Morphemic Knowledge

3.1.1. "... considers learning to occur based on the stimuli, responses, and reinforcements that occur in the environment" (Otto, 2010).

3.2. "The behaviorist perspective emphasizes the role of "nurture" and considers learning to occur based on the stimuli, responses, and reinforcements that occur in the environment" (Otto, 2010).

4. Interactionist-Nurture-Theorist Jerome Bruner

4.1. Pragmatic Knowledge

4.2. "[Interactionist perspective] contends that children acquire language through their attempts to communicate with the world around them" (Otto, 2010).