Universal Grammar

What is the name of Universal Grammar's creator?

• Stephen Krashen

• Noah Chomsky

• Noam Chomsky

• Michael Halliday

Universal Grammar Theory can be described as which of the following?

• 1. All children are born with an innate ability to acquire, develop, and understand language.

• 1. All children are born knowing the difference between their, there, and they're.

• 1. Some children are born with the basic ability to spell.

• 1. Some children are born with the ability to speak fluently.

Which of the following is a simple definition of grammar?

• 1. The laws of language.

• 1. The ability of children to learn the rules of language.

• 1. The laws of spelling.

• 1. The first rule of grammar is "don't talk about grammar".

UG involves...

• 1. a set of principles which are points where there is a limited choice of settings depending on which specific language is involved, and parameters or properties of all languages in the world

• a set of principles which are properties of all languages in the world. Some of these principles contain parameters, or points where there is a limited choice of settings depending on which specific language is involved.

UG involves...

• 1. a set of principles which are points where there is a limited choice of settings depending on which specific language is involved, and parameters or properties of all languages in the world

• a set of principles which are properties of all languages in the world. Some of these principles contain parameters, or points where there is a limited choice of settings depending on which specific language is involved.

True or False? Language acquisition is divided into initial state, intermediate states, and final state.

• True

• False