LING 1F94 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Universal Grammar, Grammatical Number, Accusative Case
17 Oct 2016
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Each human language takes its constraints from this universal set. Ex: asking a question requires intonation change. No, other learning principles could be taking place. Ug is one way to think about the fact that we are wired for language. Neurons in brain are ready for language at birth. How sounds are organized for a particular language. Constraints on how morphemes (parts of words, smallest unit of meaning, -ed, -ing) are arranged in a word. The brain in language ready at birth (chomsky) This fact can be measured and scientifically proven. Humans have a genetic predisposition to learn language. Language learning happens with no explicit instruction (babies, little children) Ex: newborns can already distinguish mother"s voice from other"s and will pick up the language in their surrounding environment. G rammar is the intuitive knowledge of a native speaker. G rammar includes possible and impossible constructions of language.
