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There had been no definite sequence on how a child could acquire language until the birth of child psychology that formulated many theories which led to some information on how a child develops his language. One of the principles in the natural history of language development is the principle of reinforcement.  In this principle the consequences of an action will influence future behavior. For instance, if the parent constantly reminds the child of the correct sentence construction, then the child would have a greater possibility of acquiring a logical language as he grows. However, if the child is constantly taught of a baby-talk, he could have the chance of acquiring poor language. The second principle is through imitation. This is the child’s production of words or sentences after being heard from his parents or peers. Meanwhile, Noam Chomsky is known for his nativist theory of language acquisition. He proposed that every child is born with a Language Acquisi...