LING 1010 UCONN EXAM 1 WITH WELL
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Innateness Hypothesis for language
follows with Plato's belief that humans
have innate knowledge at birth and gain
further knowledge not from
environment, but from awakened
intuition
,Plato's Problem
"How do people come to know so much
on the basis of so little experience"
• All ideas are 'innate' (they come from
our nature)
Chomsky's idea about how children
acquire language
• Claimed that there is a considerable
innate aspect to our linguistic knowledge
• Children are born with a 'workbook'
with sections that spell out what occurs
in all languages and sections where the
text specifies possibilities
,• Theory of Universal Grammar
oChildren instinctively know how to
combine a noun (e.g. a boy) and a verb
(to eat) into a meaningful, correct
phrase (A boy eats).
• Language Acquisition Device is the
innate biological ability of humans to
acquire and develop language
Why Chomsky's Innateness Hypothesis is
controversial
• The idea that humans are born with
'instincts'
, • Clashes with the idea that the human
mind is fundamentally different from the
minds of other animals
• Clashes with the notion of 'free will'
• Clashes with the idea of the 'American
Dream'
• Can potential lead to idea that people
are not all equal, which can lead to
discrimination and racism
Empiricism
the mind at birth does not come with
pre-wired knowledge and is thus a 'blank
slate' (tabula rasa), on which experience
will 'write' learned knowledge
ELLABORATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Innateness Hypothesis for language
follows with Plato's belief that humans
have innate knowledge at birth and gain
further knowledge not from
environment, but from awakened
intuition
,Plato's Problem
"How do people come to know so much
on the basis of so little experience"
• All ideas are 'innate' (they come from
our nature)
Chomsky's idea about how children
acquire language
• Claimed that there is a considerable
innate aspect to our linguistic knowledge
• Children are born with a 'workbook'
with sections that spell out what occurs
in all languages and sections where the
text specifies possibilities
,• Theory of Universal Grammar
oChildren instinctively know how to
combine a noun (e.g. a boy) and a verb
(to eat) into a meaningful, correct
phrase (A boy eats).
• Language Acquisition Device is the
innate biological ability of humans to
acquire and develop language
Why Chomsky's Innateness Hypothesis is
controversial
• The idea that humans are born with
'instincts'
, • Clashes with the idea that the human
mind is fundamentally different from the
minds of other animals
• Clashes with the notion of 'free will'
• Clashes with the idea of the 'American
Dream'
• Can potential lead to idea that people
are not all equal, which can lead to
discrimination and racism
Empiricism
the mind at birth does not come with
pre-wired knowledge and is thus a 'blank
slate' (tabula rasa), on which experience
will 'write' learned knowledge
