Across
- 3. The person who described a set of biologically controlled behaviors, which we can use to test (INNATENESS THEORY).
- 7. A neglected child found in the 1970s who was not able to acquire language fully, as she had passed the (CRITICAL PERIOD).
- 8. A communicative gesture, distinctive from a sign found in a signed language.
- 9. The theoretical period of time in which we are able to acquire language (proposed (LENNEBURG)).
- 11. "Now there is another one. There are two of them. There are two _____." This is evidence for (ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION).
- 12. ____ of a Grammar Theory, the most influential LA theory, asserts that children create rules of grammar themselves.
- 14. The stage in life when the critical period is theorized to end.
Down
- 1. A type of speech error a child makes when they assume too much, which is evidence for (ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION).
- 2. Hypothesis which suggests we are genetically predisposed to acquire and use language.
- 4. "My child keeps saying 'other one spoon' instead of 'other spoon' no matter how often I correct them." is evidence against which theory?
- 5. _____ Theory claims children learn language just by listening and reproducing.
- 6. The father of modern Linguistics who proposed (UNIVERSAL GRAMMAR). Bonus question!
- 10. Subconscious process of learning.
- 13. Set of structural characteristics shared by all languages. Evidence for (INNATENESS THEORY).