儿童的语言习得对于研究儿童发展的理论学家来说是最复杂的研究课题。概括而言,语言习得理论主要围绕“经验论”和“天赋论”进行探讨。持“经验论”观点的认为我们所有的知识都来自经验,是通过与周围的环境进行接触而获得的。而持“天赋论”观点的人认为,人类学习语言的能力是天生的,内在的。换言之,“经验论”者认为语言习得是由环境因素决定的,而持“天赋论”者则认为语言习得是由人的内在因素决定的。 Children’s language acquisition is the most complex research topic for theorists who study the development of children. In a nutshell, the theory of language acquisition mainly probes into “empiricism” and “natural theory”. In the view of “empiricism,” we believe that all our knowledge comes from experience and is obtained through contact with the surrounding environment. People who hold the view of “natural theory” think that the ability of human beings to learn the language is innate. In other words, “empiricism ” that language acquisition is determined by environmental factors, while those who hold “natural theory ” that language acquisition is determined by the human internal factors.