Chapter 1 Flashcards
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What is linguistics?
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The scientific study of human natural language. The field is concerned with the nature of language and (linguistic) communication.
2
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What is Chomsky’s First Model?
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The first he calls a model of linguistic competence, because it models what fluent speakers know when they know a language. Linguists call this grammar,
3
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What is Chomsky’s Second Model?
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The second model Chomsky calls a model of linguistic performance because it models how speakers actually use their linguistic competence. The idea is that a competence model should contain a performance model as a part.
4
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Chomsky’s Third Model is called?
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a language acquisition model because it reflects the changes in a person’s competence and performance as he acquires a language.
