A linguistic theory, proposed by Noam Chomsky that argues that the ability to learn a language is innate distinct to humans.
Universal Language
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This concept was developed my Noam Chomsky to explain how children learn syntactic structure and rules of their native language rapidly and accurately.
Language acquisition device (LAD)
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The central idea of this thoery is that even though there is variations in laguages, the variations have rules and limitations.
Principles and Parameters
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This type of grammar is what linguist believe contains a finite set of rules, which allows us the potential to create an infinite amount of sentences.
Generative Grammar
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The concepts of Chomsky’s mentalist approach vary greatly from this linguist’s structural approach.
Leonard Bloomfield
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According to Chomsky all languages have _______ of grammar.
Laws or Rules
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The hypothesized "language acquisition device" is most closely associated with the theory.
Nativist theory
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There are an infinite set of fundamental _______that are common to all languages
Principles
200
This type of grammar allows us to understand how deep structure is transformed into surface structure, which allows for generative grammar.
Transformational Grammar
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The theory of universal grammar is a concept belonging this Chomskian approach.
Mentalist
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The theory of Universal was created in order to explain_____.
Language acquisition
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Noam Chomsky’s questioned this psychologist that believed language is acquired through environmental influence.
B.F Skinner
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A finite set of __________ that determine syntactic variability amongst languages
Parameters
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Because of this property of language we are able to apply rules repeatedly and endlessly
What is Recursion
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This Gene is required for proper development in speech and language. The discovery of this gene closing aligns with Noam Chomsky’s theories of language of acquisition.
Foxp2
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In his book syntactic structures written in 1957 Chomsky wrote the sentence “Colorless green ideas sleep furiously” to demonstrate the distinction between ____________ and ___________.
Syntax and Semantics
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This term proposed by Burner that describes the parental behaviors and formatted events in which children acquire language. This term is the environmental complement to LAD.
Language acquisition support system
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Principles and parameters is a framework for this type of linguistics.
Generative linguistics
400
The main focus of generative grammar to this aspect of language as well as semantic, phonology and morphology.
Syntax
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Idea that states it is not possible that children are exposed to their native language enough for it to account for the entirety of learning the language. Because of this theory Chomsky believed grammar must be a universal constant in humans.
Poverty of Stimulus
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What theory evolved from the language acquisition device?
Universal Grammar
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Which part of the principles and parameters framework does this statement fall under? All sentences must have a subject.
Principles
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Noam Chomsky has argued that many of the properties of a generative grammar arise this grammar that is said to be innate and common to all languages.