List of language acquisition researchers

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

Nativists Noam Chomsky Eric Lenneberg Steven Pinker Stephen Crain Thomas Bever Susan Gelman Susan Carey Elizabeth Spelke Lila R. Gleitman Sonja Eisenbeiss

Empiricists Elizabeth Bates Michael Tomasello Brian MacWhinney Elissa L. Newport Linda B. Smith Jenny Saffran Elena Lieven Dan Slobin Michael Ramscar Barbara Landau

Generative Language Acquisition Roumyana Slabakova Lydia White Antonella Sorace Jason Rothman Ianthi Maria Tsimpli Elena Gavruseva Bonnie Schwartz Belma Haznedar

Second language acquisition researchers Stephen Krashen Richard Schmidt Teresa Pica Richard Young Catherine Doughty Susan Gass Alison Mackey Rod Ellis Bill VanPatten Judith F. Kroll François Grosjean Nick Ellis Jyotsna Vaid Fred Genesee Lydia White Paul Pimsleur Elaine Tarone Merrill Swain Roy Lyster Patsy Lightbown John Bissell Carroll

See also

• Roger Brown (psychologist)