[JLP315H1] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (50 pages long)
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The rules of language are not obvious; language is complicated. Adults are unconsciously aware of these rules: native speakers uniformly and overwhelmingly agree which sentences are possible and impossible in english. Effortless achievement that occurs: without explicit teaching, on the basis of positive evidence, under varying circumstances, and in a limited amount of time. L1 (first or native language) develops spontaneously by exposure to linguistic input (necessary condition) Even when children are corrected, this generally has no effect on their use of language. Can come in a various conceivable forms. Comprehension hypothesis: adults understand grammatical sentences and do not understand ungrammatical ones. Approval hypothesis: adults respond positively to ungrammatical sentences and negatively to ungrammatical ones. Complete: consistent response, indicates unambiguously grammatical or. Partial: if there is a response, it indicates grammatical or ungrammatical . Noisy: response given to both grammatical and ungrammatical sentences, both with different/detectable frequency. Under varying circumstances and in a limited amount of time.
