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Universal grammar & the language faculty Day 4 , Sept. 5, 2012

Universal grammar & the language faculty Day 4 , Sept. 5, 2012. Introduction to Syntax ANTH 3590/7590 Harry Howard Tulane University. Course management. http://www.tulane.edu/~howard/ANTH3590/. §1.3 Universal Grammar. Some ideas. Cognitive approach Tacit/explicit knowledge of language

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Universal grammar & the language faculty Day 4 , Sept. 5, 2012

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  1. Universal grammar & the language facultyDay 4, Sept. 5, 2012 Introduction to Syntax ANTH 3590/7590 Harry Howard Tulane University

  2. Course management • http://www.tulane.edu/~howard/ANTH3590/ ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

  3. §1.3 Universal Grammar ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

  4. Some ideas • Cognitive approach • Tacit/explicit knowledge of language • Competence/performance • I-language • Criteria of adequacy of a theory of UG • Universality/descriptive adequacy • Explanatory adequacy • Parsimony • Interface between PF & semantics • Learnability ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

  5. §1.4 The Language Faculty ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

  6. Some more ideas • Theory of language acquisition • Uniformity • Rapidity • Ignore correction • Faculty of language (FL) • Experience of L > FL (LAD) > grammar of L • Innateness hypothesis of language acquisition • Unique to humans • Doesn’t depend on intelligence • Doesn’t vary much • Uniform & rapid • Critical period ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

  7. §1.5 Principles of UG ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

  8. Even more ideas • Universal Grammar • Examples 18-20, pp. 20-21 • Principles of UG • Locality • Minimization of how much a child has to learn ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

  9. NEXT TIME ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane Parameters, summary §1.6 - 1.8 + Ex 1.1 - 1.2

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