LIN100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Language Change, Infinite Loop, Grammatical Case
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When we hear them, a receptive skill helps us identify whether they are grammatically correct. We can produce, theoretically, an infinite number of grammatical sentences. We can know, intuitively, whether a sentence would be used by another native speaker. We can use the language creatively, producing innovations and wordplay. When we know a language, it is possible to think in that language, but the question is whether you have to. Some people have no native language at all. Ideas can transcend the boundaries of language: a(cid:374) i(cid:374)fi(cid:374)ite (cid:374)u(cid:373)(cid:271)er of se(cid:374)te(cid:374)(cid:272)es . Epetitio(cid:374) (cid:894)i ra(cid:374) a(cid:374)d i ra(cid:374) a(cid:374)d i ra(cid:374) a(cid:374)d i ra(cid:374) (cid:895), (cid:374)e(cid:449) (cid:449)ords, (cid:374)e(cid:449) structures. Every language has this capability to be infinitely recursive. A native speaker knows intuitively whether a sentence could be used by another native speaker or not. O(cid:374)e of noa(cid:373) cho(cid:373)sky(cid:859)s great (cid:272)o(cid:374)tri(cid:271)utio(cid:374) (cid:449)as to illustrate that meaning and grammaticality were separate.
