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Answer TWO of the following three questions (1000 words each):
Q1. What is the relationship between language and thought? Drawing on examples from the literature on linguistic relativity, explain the difference between strong and weak linguistic determinism.
Q2. Explain what is meant by operant conditioning. Using examples from language learning and animal behaviour, give a critical appraisal of Skinner's approach to language learning.
3. Using your own examples, explain what is meant by Competence and Performance. Critically appraise this distinction and outline the major criticisms of this dichotomy.