2.2.5 Nativism - Exam Answer

Question 1

Within this theory, _ states that children make …
In addition, he states children have a … which states a set of rules on how to …
His theory is supported by the fact that many languages follow the … - Brown’s research states that _% of languages use this _
However there’s been some debate over _ thoughts. It can be argued children make _ mistakes in the sense they miss out words rather than _ mistakes
_ theory is often dismissed by critics as it’s based on … rather than …. linguist like _ have dismissed _ as an ‘…’
This criticism of _ research throws into question the validity of his theory, however, his research does critique _ theories
As _ points out, nearly every utterance a child produces is a brand new combination of words, and can therefore question whether a child can learn from _
Overall, _ theory is limited due to not having …, but It’s still very important in considering how a child learns language

Answer 1

Chomsky
Virtuous errors 
Universal grammar
Structure language 
SVO syntax
75
Syntax 
Chomsky’s
Lexical
Syntactical
Hyperthetical thinking 
Real life children 
Tomasello
Armchair linguist
Chomsky’s
Interactionalist
Pinker
Imitation 
Chomsky’s
Scientific evidence