Interactionist Paradigm of Psycholinguistics

Psycholinguistics or psychology of   language is a science That discuss   the processes of acquisition and the   use of language in terms of psychology (Nan Bernstein Ratner, et al.1998). Generally, three main points Psycholinguistics study (Clark & ​​Clark, 1977; Tanenhaus, 1989):

• Comprehension.
• Speech Production.
• Acquisition.

Paradigm in the intellectual discipline is the someone perspective about themselves and their environment that will influence :

1.Thought (cognitive), 

2.attitude (affective), and   

3.behavior (conative).

About how people acquire or learn the language, Ellis (in Yulianto, 2007:10-11) expressed
that there are three groups  of the Psycholinguistics paradigm , namely :

1.Behaviorist,

This theory emphasize that first language acquisition process is controlled from outside

thechild (human), namely the stimulus that given by the environment.

2.Nativist ,

Nativist’ theories does not consider the environment have influence in language acquisition,

but considers the provision of a biological language.

3.Interactionist.

This theory is  combination of two previous approaches of  behaviorist and  nativist that

emphasizes a combination of internal and external factors in the process of language

acquisition and learning.

Ellis, (1986: 126)

Interactionist assumes that language acquisition is the result of interaction between mental

ability learners with language environment.

Van Els (in Yulianto, 2007: 24)

Interactionist assumes by stated a procedural approach, where the approach is the

interaction between internal factors with external factors are central.

Application of Interactionist Paradigm

human interaction is mediated by the use of symbols, by interpretation, or determination the

meaning of the other peoples’ actions.

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