Universal Grammar
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Universal Grammar is a theoretical framework in linguistics, chiefly developed by Noam Chomsky, which posits an innate, biologically grounded set of structural principles shared by all human languages.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Universal Grammar canonical | 8 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
linguistic theory
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theoretical framework in linguistics ⓘ theory of language acquisition ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain |
rapid language acquisition in children
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similarities among the grammars of the world’s languages ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all normal human children ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chomskyan linguistics
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generative grammar ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
behaviorist theories of language learning
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connectionist models of language learning ⓘ usage-based theories of language acquisition ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
all human languages share a common structural basis
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children are born with prior knowledge of possible grammatical structures ⓘ humans possess an innate language faculty ⓘ language ability is biologically grounded ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Daniel Everett
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Michael Tomasello ⓘ cognitive linguists ⓘ functional linguists ⓘ |
| developedBy | Noam Chomsky ⓘ |
| field | linguistics ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Noam Chomsky ⓘ |
| hasDebateOn |
biological reality of proposed principles
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extent of innateness in language ⓘ universality of grammatical categories ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| influenced |
computational models of grammar
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language acquisition research ⓘ modern syntactic theory ⓘ theories of cognitive development ⓘ |
| influencedBy | rationalist philosophy ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
language faculty
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modularity of mind ⓘ poverty of the stimulus ⓘ principles and parameters ⓘ |
| languageType |
signed languages
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spoken languages ⓘ |
| posits |
a set of universal principles underlying all human languages
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constraints on possible human grammars ⓘ language-specific parameters that can vary across languages ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
cognitive science
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language acquisition ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ psycholinguistics ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| scope | all natural human languages ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
generative linguists
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nativist theorists of language ⓘ |
| viewedAs | biologically grounded property of the human brain ⓘ |
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