GENERAL THEORY

• What do children initially use language for?

  To get their needs met
• what does Bruner argue?

  without social interaction language wouldn’t develop, the environment plays such a large role
• poverty of stimulus is difficult to prove or disprove, unsatisfied with the concept
• social interaction focuses on how both parties communicate with each other, parents will use language slightly beyond the child’s current level in order to develop
• argues we have a LASS, language acquisition support system which says we do have some innate ability but we require interaction to develop language
• Case Study evidence

  Jim, born to deaf parents. watched tv and radio to develop language but didn’t happen. suggests social interaction is vital