List of language acquisition researchers

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Below are some notable researchers in language acquisition listed by intellectual orientation and research topic.

Nativists

  • Eric Lenneberg
  • Steven Pinker
  • Stephen Crain
  • Thomas Bever
  • Susan Gelman
  • Susan Carey
  • Elizabeth Spelke
  • Lila R. Gleitman

Empiricists


Generative Language Acquisition


Second language acquisition researchers


Complex Dynamic Systems Theory approach