LING 1010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Markov Chain, Ke Family, Formant

• School: UConn
• Department: Linguistics
• Course: LING 1010
• Professor: Akihiko Arano( T A)

Document Summary

Study guide for exam #2 ling1010h fall 2017. There are two approaches to the problem of language acquisition: nativism and. Radical nativism - all intuitive knowledge is innate. Radical empiricism - all knowledge comes from experience. In modern linguistics, there is still an ongoing debate between these positions. There are similarities and differences between modern nativism and modern empiricism. Similarity - both innateness and experience is necessary. Modern nativism - substantial innate knowledge is needed. Modern empiricism - minimal innate knowledge is needed. Noam chomsky, known as a father of modern linguistics, proposed the theory of. Universal grammar - innate component of language. It is genetically determined and specific to language: principles and parameters. Navajo code talkers were able to accurately and rapidly translate from. English to navajo and back to english without losing information suggesting the two languages are similar enough to directly translate from one to the other.