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If I pick up a ball and say "ball" consistently ... The controversial question is how people learn grammar, not vocabulary. Even taken the first sentence as g
by thisrod 16y ago
If I pick up a ball and say "ball" consistently ...
The controversial question is how people learn grammar, not vocabulary.
Even taken the first sentence as given, why does that imply a UG?
That model is what Chomsky meant by "universal grammar". Or so I understand - I'm not an expert.
- ezy 16y agoMy point was that once you assign the sound "ball" to a ball, you are also simultaneously (or eventually, as you see more examples) adding the sound "ball" to category of sounds that describe things.