Universal grammar is dead
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Tomasello, M
Published in: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
October 1, 2009
The idea of a biologically evolved, universal grammar with linguistic content is a myth, perpetuated by three spurious explanatory strategies of generative linguists. To make progress in understanding human linguistic competence, cognitive scientists must abandon the idea of an innate universal grammar and instead try to build theories that explain both linguistic universals and diversity and how they emerge. © 2009 Cambridge University Press.
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences
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1469-1825
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0140-525X
Publication Date
October 1, 2009
Volume
32
Issue
5
Start / End Page
470 / 471
Related Subject Headings
- Experimental Psychology
- 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
- 5202 Biological psychology
- 3209 Neurosciences
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1109 Neurosciences
- 0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing
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Tomasello, M. (2009). Universal grammar is dead. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 32(5), 470–471. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X09990744
Tomasello, M. “Universal grammar is dead.” Behavioral and Brain Sciences 32, no. 5 (October 1, 2009): 470–71. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X09990744.
Tomasello M. Universal grammar is dead. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 2009 Oct 1;32(5):470–1.
Tomasello, M. “Universal grammar is dead.” Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 32, no. 5, Oct. 2009, pp. 470–71. Scopus, doi:10.1017/S0140525X09990744.
Tomasello M. Universal grammar is dead. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 2009 Oct 1;32(5):470–471.
Published In
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
DOI
EISSN
1469-1825
ISSN
0140-525X
Publication Date
October 1, 2009
Volume
32
Issue
5
Start / End Page
470 / 471
Related Subject Headings
- Experimental Psychology
- 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
- 5202 Biological psychology
- 3209 Neurosciences
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1109 Neurosciences
- 0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing