A study of the biblical doctrine of language /By Belva J. Wagner.

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Introduction

Part I: Survey of Relevant Literature Regarding Language Aquisitions

I. Relevant Language Aquisition Theories From Psychology

II. Relevant Language Acquisition Theories From Linguistics

III. Related Literature From Biology

IV. The Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities

Part II: "The Biblical Doctrine of Language"

V. The Biblical Basis for Human Language

Virgin Islands Biblical Support for Certain Language Acquisition Theories

Virgin IslandsI. Deep Structure of Language and the Bible

Virgin IslandsII. Conclusion

Bibliography: leaves 167-170.

Statement of the Problem -- Purposes of the Study -- Method undertaken -- Purpose of Part I -- Definitions.

Purpose of Part I -- Theory of Cognitive Development -- Stages of Development -- Phases of Development -- Processes Involved in Transition -- Language Differentiation -- Critics of Piaget -- B.F. Skinner and Behaviorism -- Theory of Verbal Behavior -- Critics of Skinner -- Conflict with Methods of Experimentalism -- Presuppositions for Skinner's Theory -- Langauge Ability is Universal -- Universal Speech Sequences -- Langauge Relative to Culture -- Abnormalities Yet Normal Language Abilities -- Differences Between Human Speech and Animal Sounds -- The Role of Learning Human Speech -- Human Language is Flexible -- The Role of Maturation in Language Learning -- Relevance of Instinctive Behavior to Language -- Tinbergen and the Innate Releasing Mechanism.

Rationalism Influnces Linguistics -- Descartes and Innate Ideas -- Limitations of Cartestian Theories -- Inherent Language Abilities -- Chomsky's Major Concepts -- "A Language Acquisition Device" -- Transformational Grammar -- Critics of Chomsky.

Biology Supports Psychology and Linguistics -- Speech Follows Maturational Sequences -- Mongoloid Children and Language -- Intelligence and Language Capacities -- Brain-Damaged Children Relevant to Language -- Biology and Innate Factors -- Genetic Factors Offer Evidence.

Chomsky's Theory Motivates Test Research -- Experimental Procedures -- The Instrument -- The Ten Major Subtests -- Testing and Grading Procedures -- Correlation of PLQ and IQ -- IQ Correlated with Substests -- PLQ Correlated with ITPA Subtests -- The Prediction of IQ from ITPA Subtests -- Summary.

Purposes of Part II -- The Origin of Language -- Communication through Logos -- Limitations of Human Communication -- God Speaks Through Revelation -- Man Created in God's Image -- Importance of Naming -- The Consequences of the Fall -- From Language to Languages -- Translation and Surface Structures -- God Speaks Following Babel -- Demonic Speech -- Divine Control over Physical Limitations -- Greek Study of "Dumb" -- Is Language Vital to Man's Purpose?.

Is Language a Human "Species-Specific"? -- Learning and Limitations -- The Learning of "Surface Structures" of Language -- Maturation.

Content and Form -- The Spiritual Man and Language -- Maturational Levels of Language -- The Spirit Overcomes Limitations -- Deep Structure to Approach God -- Deep Structure and Tongues -- "Tongues"-One Greek Word -- Summary.

Three Types of Truth -- Biblical Support for Theories.

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