Chomsky

Question 1

what does Chomsky do?

Answer 1

rejects skinners behaviourism

Question 2

evaluating skinners behaviours,

Answer 2

-his application od principles of animal behaviour to much more complex human behaviour is unsound
-human behaviour is in its entirety is merely a set of conditioned responses determined by genetics and the environment, then his own behavioural thesis merely example of a conditioned response.

Question 3

is language innate?

Answer 3

-Chomsky argues that language is an innate ability.

Question 4

Chomskys beliefs about language

Answer 4

-childs brain contained special language learning abilities at birth which enabled them to communicate from birth - the innate theory

-he argued that a child was naturally predisposed to learn a language
-this was by hearing speech which is interpreted by brain using its natural ability to apply structures and principles

-believed child is held to be born with entire set of linguistic universals plus evaluation procedures, built intuit he somehow uses this as a set grid through which he filters the particular language he happens to hear around him