“Communication is the sharing of information between two or more people” (Pence & Justice, 2008, p.16) (as cited by Watchel, 2016). When communicating there is a recipient and a sender. The communication process involves four phases. Phase One: Formulation – gathering thoughts, Phase Two: Transmission – thoughts are transmitted, Phase Three: Reception – message is received, and Phase Four: Comprehension – message is understood (Watchel, 2016). Language contains three domains, content refers to words and their meanings. Forms refer to the organization of sentences, words, and sounds to convey a message. Usage refers to why the language is used. The components of language are semantics – linguistic content – ​​which refers to the word, the combination of words and meanings. Syntax – form of language – syntax refers to the rules for sentence organization. Morphology – the form of language – refers to the organization of words. Phonology – linguistic form – phonology refers to the organization of sound used to create words. Pragmatics – the use of language – refers to the rules for using language. Human language is complex and multifaceted with multiple domains and (Watchel, 2016) To understand how children develop language we must consider a controversial topic: nature versus nature. (Watchel, 2016) Nativists believe that children develop language by nature. Linguist Noam Chomsky proposed the theory of universal grammar. Universal Grammar states that humans are born with an innate linguistic faculty, or ability to acquire language, sometimes also referred to as a Language Acquisition Device (LAD). Behaviorists believe that children develop language through education. BF Skinner (Operant Conditioning Theory) believes that language is acquired through modeling and reinforcement… middle of the paper… two combinations of words that are not sentences (Watchel, 2016). References Watchel, J. (2016) . Lectures on Child, Community, and Language Development [powerpoint] retrieved from compass2g.eduChristakis, D.A., Gilkerson, J., Richards, J.A., Zimmerman, F.J., Garrison, M.M., Xu, D., ... and Yapanel, U. ( 2009). Audible television and adult speech declines, infant vocalizations, and conversational turns: A population-based study. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 163(6), 554-558. Infants, young children and television. (2016, April 4). Retrieved from http://www.urbanchildinstitute.org/articles/policy-briefs/infants-toddlers-and-televisionLanguage Acquisition. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.linguisticsociety.org/resource/faq-how-do-we-learn-lingualMcLeod, S. (2009). Jean Piaget. Retrieved March 30, 2016, from http://www.simplypsychology.org/piaget.html