?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Ecological+Theory+of+Language+Acquisition&rft.creator=Lacerda%2C+Francisco&rft.creator=Klintfors%2C+Eeva&rft.creator=Gustavsson%2C+Lisa&rft.creator=Lagerkvist%2C+Lisa&rft.creator=Marklund%2C+Ellen&rft.creator=Sundberg%2C+Ulla&rft.subject=Language&rft.subject=Developmental+Psychology&rft.subject=Psycholinguistics&rft.description=This+poster+outlines+an+Ecological+Theory+of+Language+Acquisition+(ETLA).+The+theory+views+the+early+phases+of+the+language+acquisition+process+as+an+emergent+consequence+of+the+interaction+between+the+infant+and+its+linguistic+environment.+The+newborn+infant+is+considered+to+be+linguistically+and+phonetically+na%C3%AFve+but+endowed+with+the+ability+to+register+a+wide+range+of+multi-sensory+inputs+along+with+the+ability+to+detect+similarity+between+the+multi-sensory+stimuli+it+is+exposed+to.+The+initial+steps+of+the+language+acquisition+process+are+explained+as+unintended+and+inevitable+consequences+of+the+infant%E2%80%99s+multisensory+interaction+with+the+adult.%0AThe+theoretical+model+deriving+from+ETLA+is+tested+using+the+experimental+data+presented+in+the+two+additional+contributions+from+our+research+team+(Gustavsson+et+al%2C+%E2%80%9CIntegration+of+audiovisual+information+in+8-months-old+infants%E2%80%9D%3B+Lacerda%2C+Marklund+et+al.+%E2%80%9COn+the+linguistic+implications+of+context-bound+adult-infant+interactions%E2%80%9D).+The+generality+of+the+ETLA%E2%80%99s+concept+is+likely+to+be+of+significance+for+a+wide+range+of+scientific+areas%2C+like+robotics%2C+where+a+central+issue+concerns+addressing+general+problems+of+how+organisms+or+systems+might+develop+the+ability+to+tap+on+the+structure+of+the+information+embedded+in+their+operating+environments.&rft.publisher=Lund+University+Cognitive+Studies&rft.contributor=Berthouze%2C+Luc&rft.contributor=Kozima%2C+Hideki&rft.contributor=Prince%2C+Christopher+G.&rft.contributor=Sandini%2C+Giulio&rft.contributor=Stojanov%2C+Georgi&rft.contributor=Metta%2C+Giorgio&rft.contributor=Balkenius%2C+Christian&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Conference+Poster&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4069%2F1%2Flacerda.pdf&rft.identifier=++Lacerda%2C+Francisco+and+Klintfors%2C+Eeva+and+Gustavsson%2C+Lisa+and+Lagerkvist%2C+Lisa+and+Marklund%2C+Ellen+and+Sundberg%2C+Ulla++(2004)+Ecological+Theory+of+Language+Acquisition.++%5BConference+Poster%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4069%2F