When baby frances says, “daaa,” her father says, “yes, i’m daddy!” eventually, thanks to her father’s continuous reinforcement, frances will finally say “daddy.” this gradual development of language is known as?
The answer is Interactionist
Theory. Interactionists consider that children are born with brains that incline
them to the skill to pick up languages as well as with a desire to communicate.
Some Interactionists even claim that babies and children prompt their parents
and other adults into giving them the linguistic exposure they need to learn a
language. The Interactionist Theory suggests that children can only learn
language from someone who wants to communicate with them. In other words, this
theory is an explanation of language development stressing the role of
social interaction between the developing child and
linguistically knowledgeable adults.
