Chapter 1: Preview of language

Question 1

native speakers

Answer 1

people who acquired a language as children in a natural setting

Question 2

creativity

Answer 2

gives us the freedom to produce and understand new words and sentences as need arises

Question 3

linguistic competence

Answer 3

being able to recognize that certain utterances are not acceptable and do not being in the language

Question 4

grammar

Answer 4

intricate network of knowledge that underlies our ability to use language

Question 5

generality

Answer 5

all languages have a grammar

Question 6

parity

Answer 6

all grammars are equal

Question 7

universality

Answer 7

all grammars are alike in basic ways

Question 8

mutability

Answer 8

all grammars change over time

Question 9

inaccessibility

Answer 9

grammatical knowledge is subconscious