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

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

Generative Language Acquisition Lydia White

Second language acquisition researchers H. Douglas Brown John Bissell Carroll Pit Corder Nick Ellis Rod Ellis Fred Genesee François Grosjean Stephen Krashen Judith F. Kroll Teresa Pica Paul Pimsleur Richard Schmidt Larry Selinker Merrill Swain Elaine Tarone Jyotsna Vaid Bill VanPatten Lydia White