Chomsky’s Modularity Hypothesis – Is There an Innate Language Module?


Seminar Paper, 2012

15 Pages, Grade: 1,3


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Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Chomsky’s Innateness
2.1 Modularity of Mind
2.2 The Innateness Hypothesis
2.3 Universal Grammar

3. Arguments Pro and Contra the Innateness Hypothesis
3.1 Pro
3.1.1 Noam Chomsky
3.1.2 Steven Pinker
3.2 Contra
3.2.1 Hilary Putnam
3.2.2 Danny Steinberg and Natalia Sciarini
3.2.3 Michael Tomasello

4. Other Models of Language Acquisition
4.1 Behaviorism
4.2 Cognistivism
4.3 Social Interactionist Theory

5. Summary and Conclusion

6. Literature

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Title
Chomsky’s Modularity Hypothesis – Is There an Innate Language Module?
College
RWTH Aachen University  (Institut für Anglistik der RWTH Aachen)
Course
Proseminar Language Acquisition
Grade
1,3
Author
Year
2012
Pages
15
Catalog Number
V190072
ISBN (eBook)
9783656145837
ISBN (Book)
9783656145998
File size
451 KB
Language
English
Keywords
chomsky’s, modularity, hypothesis, there, innate, language, module, innateness, noam chomsky, steven pinker, michael tomasello, language acqusition
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Gabriele Grenkowski (Author), 2012, Chomsky’s Modularity Hypothesis – Is There an Innate Language Module?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/190072

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