Nature-Nurture and Language Development

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The relative significance of nature and nurture on the development of human language has been a historical debate spanning decades of cognitive and developmental psychology. For many years, people have debated and discussed the importance of nature and nurture and which has greater significance in human development. In this assignment, you will focus on the roles of nature and nurture in the process of language development.

General Requirements:

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Directions:

Write an essay (1,950-2,000 words) in which you discuss how the evolution of computer-generated speech affects the nature-nurture debate in the process of language development. In your essay address the following:

• The roles nature and nurture have in the process of language development.
• Does the successful development of computer-generated speech, which allows computers to communicate with one another, orally, effectively eliminate the nature-nurture debate regarding human language development?

Introduction

The Nature vs. Nurture Debate in Language Development

Rules of language

Can animals learn language?

Brain regions

Sensitive period

Artificial Intelligence/ speaking computers

Conclusion

Here are some references I have found…if you find other scholarly articles you may use them as well. There must me in text citations. Do not use more than 3 quotations if any.

Reference

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