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> Brains don't start at 0. Evolution, dna/rna etc. There's obviously some pre disposition for language learning in humans but that alone isn't enough ground for
by gizmo686 3y ago
> Brains don't start at 0. Evolution, dna/rna etc. There's obviously some pre disposition for language learning in humans but that alone isn't enough ground for a "universal grammar"
That is literally what universal grammar is. All that is left is to argue about the size and content of UG.
- famouswaffles 3y agoNo. Chomsky's theory was more than a vague and fairly obvious, "humans are pre disposed to language learning". The latter doesn't say anything about what causes these pre dispositions. Chomsky tries to do so. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/evidence-rebuts-chomsky-s-theory-of-language-learning/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/evidence-rebuts-c...