David Evans

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Can nativist theories of grammar ie that is innate and constructivist theory that grammar is learnt socially, be combined at different levels?

A unified theory of language and grammar might suggest that there is a base level of innate grammar that belongs to the structures of mind such as notions of agency, causality and intentionality....

05 May 2018 6,053 8 View

Chomsky maintains, in his notion of Universal Grammar, that all languages are essentially the same in terms of grammar. How can this be tested?

If all languages have the same underlying grammar (Universal Grammar), this implies that it is an innate human disposition. Chomsky suggests that is the reason why humans learn languages so easily...

11 November 2017 4,998 9 View