Can you apply Skinners theory to the list of 50 first words?

The terms ‘please’, ‘yes’ and ‘no’ all test the operant conditioning theory due to the reinforcement that is expected from the correspondent due to imitation of observation and perhaps past experience.                                                                                                                                                                                                      Skinner stated: ‘humans are like rats they can be taught to perform tasks as long as it’s broken down into stages and they are rewarded for their correct actions’ terms from the child’s first 50 words reflect this, for instance ‘juice’ – this could be viewed as a command to do a physical action ‘to drink’, this could have been rewarded by the child getting  given some juice.

However, the term ‘wassat’ objects to Skinners theory due to the logical mistake of imitation of sound (phonology) but this error could be the result of an accent/dialect from the speaker present.