Essential Theories For Human Language Emergence

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Research Task 1:
Introduction
The research task one is focused on the three different theories of human language
emergence along with their individual significance to early childhood teachers’ methods to
the development of children’s language. The primary objective of the research is to establish
the essential aspects that are related to the developmental processes of a child through
language acquisition so that the readers can understand the theories and can stimulate their
ideas and thoughts (MacWhinney, 2013). Language emergence is defined as the events that
took place in the historical period and at that time, the non-linguistics system turned into
linguistics. The language got introduced in the manual modality and it will offer awareness in
the manual pattern and it may also offer recognition into the language emergence in several
ways that the oral modality cannot be justified according to such situations (McCauley,
Monaghan & Christiansen, 2015). Three essential theories define human language emergence
and they are nativist theory, behavioral theory, and interactionist approach or socio-cultural
theory. Language development among children is the critical aspect and it constructs the
overall development, which will include improvement in communication skills, abilities,
expressing and understanding the feelings of a child.
Discussion
The Nativist theory is focused on universal grammar, which is shared all across the
world in a various range of languages as it is the part of one’s genetic aspects. It was
introduced by Chomsky, in which he has discussed a child’s process of learning of a language
(Cook & Newson, 2014). According to his theory, infants possess their individual abilities to
learn a language. From an early age, infants are able to learn the basics of the language and
apply in their upcoming ages (Justice & Pence, 2016). Children always have the capabilities

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to understand the exact order of words at a younger age (Harris, 2013). Children are always a
quick learner at their young age and if they can utilize the correct order of saying the words,
then it will be quite easier to use it in their adulthood for example, if a child knows the correct
set of order, then he or she will say “Milk I want”, instead they will ask “I want milk.”
Chomsky has focused on essential points like development in vocabulary and implementing
in their daily lives (McGilvray, 2014). He developed this theory in order to make every
children learn his or her language even through mimicking. Educators should try to mimic in
front of children, in this way, kids will be able to hear and understand the words properly.
They will try to copy their and will try to incorporate their individual language and will learn
from wrong pronunciation to right one.
There are some methods that early childhood teachers’ should utilize some critical
approaches, which may include building up vocabulary, incorporating indirect language, on-
verbal language acquisition, second language learning and awareness about one’s individual
culture (Jennings, 2015). They should apply another set of ideas such as communicative
language, physical language, picture composition, visualization and so on.
The Behavioral theory is focused on the desired language, which is based on a set of
verbal behaviors and it has been learnt through the process of operant conditioning. The
theory is focused on the central idea that deals with children that are conditioned through the
environmental aspects along with reinforcement of one’s communication with another
(Wheldall & Merrett, 2017). The theory has been showcased as it always focuses on an
infant’s learning skills on oral language after watching or observing other human beings as
the way they involve rewards, awards, appreciation, disappointment, imitation and practicing
good along with wrong things (Wohlwill, 2016). In this case, a child tries imitate or act
different kinds of sounds and patterns, especially when they are praised or appreciated for
their individual efforts. Therefore, another way or medium to learn language, is through