Noam Chomsky – linguist. Says humans have innate grammar…
““Noam Chomsky – linguist. Says humans have innate grammar: we are born with grammatical structures already in our brains which help us to grasp the particular languages we learn. [see ‘Do Languages Exist?’]””
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Chomsky argues humans are born with an innate grammatical framework that facilitates language acquisition.
In simple terms: Humans have built‑in grammar.
Recognize natural language ability.
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- early childhood education
- language teaching
- AI language modeling
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- How does this view affect language teaching?
- What evidence supports innate grammar?
Innate grammar may vary across cultures.