Final answer:
Social interactionists believe that language develops because people are motivated to acquire grammatical rules, imitate sounds, and communicate and interact with others.
Step-by-step explanation:
Social interactionists believe that language develops because people are motivated to:
- Acquire grammatical rules
- Imitate sounds
- Communicate and interact with others
- Focus on individual cognitive development
Language is fundamentally social and through social interaction, humans learn the language of their community and express community identity. Language acquisition occurs naturally and effortlessly during the early stages of life, and it appears that there is a critical period for language acquisition, where proficiency is maximal early in life.