Day 7 Flashcards
0
Q
How does Chomsky define language faculty?
A
Subsystem of the brain partially tuned by the environment, will yield a language
1
Q
List some of the rules of English we know without knowing why. [3]
A
Adjective order
- Big red balling, not
Verb particle construction
- Don’t rouse them up; not dont rouse up them
Order of conjunction.
- Stop and go; should be - go and stop.
2
Q
To what does Universal grammar (UG) refer? [2]
A
Innate
All equal: parody.
3
Q
What is language good at? [3]
A
Conditional construction (if/than)
Negations
Abstractions (truth, love
