Chomsky

Question 1

What did Chomsky introduce ?

Answer 1

introduced the concept of LAD ( Language Acquisition Device ).
- argued that the human brain has naturally programmed ability to learn language

Question 2

What did Chomsky argue ?

Answer 2

• Argued that the human brain has naturally programmed ability to learn language, an ability to work out systems in terms of grammar and syntax.
• innate ability to learn language

Question 3

Proof of theory ?

Answer 3

• Similarities between word languages and their grammatical structures used as evidence of this theory.
• Virtous errors : an attempt to apply grammatical structures

Question 4

Dismissal of theory ?

Answer 4

Case Study Jim and Genie

Question 5

What grammatical error are children likely to make ?

Answer 5

overgeneralisation

Question 6

What is overgeneralisation ?

Answer 6

• when a child extends a grammatical rule beyond its prescribed usage - e.g. I skimmed instead of I swam

Question 7

What is a bound morpheme ?

Answer 7

type of morpheme that cannot stand alone and need to be attached to another morpheme to convey the meaning. Bound morphemes change the meanings of the root word

Question 8

Examples of bound morphemes ?

Answer 8

prefixes like ‘ un - ‘ and ‘ re - ‘
suffixes like ‘- ed’,
modify the meanings of root words

Question 9

What are children known to overgeneralise ?

Answer 9

• Children are known to overgeneralise the past tense bound suffix morpheme , “ ed” to irregular verbs such as “swim” and “ run, to produce “ swimmer”, “ runned”, which is a virus error

Question 10

What are virtous errors

Answer 10

an attempt to apply the correct grammatical structures