Daniel Slobin Patterns

In Daniel Slobin video “Patterns in Language Development” he defines Language as simply human interaction. He states that “As speakers we share our own personal reality with others, and as listeners we share in the speaker’s reality.” This strikes a question in Slobin, “What is the process by which language is first acquired?” It was first believed that language was all nurture. Children learned language through imitating others, mainly their parents. Basically, it was said that language was a learned skill. Well, in 1957 Noam Chomsky of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, revolutionized the study of language. He raised the question, “How can a child with very limited language acquire a system and knowledge that enables him to produce and