Chomsky¿s Modularity Hypothesis ¿ Is There an Innate Language Module?

Gabriele Grenkowski

ISBN 10: 3656145997 / ISBN 13: 9783656145998

Published by GRIN Verlag Mrz 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, RWTH Aachen University (Institut für Anglistik der RWTH Aachen), course: Proseminar Language Acquisition, language: English, abstract: This term paper deals with Noam Chomsky's Modularity or rather Innateness Hypothesis, particularly with the question if there might be an innate language module in people's minds. To discuss and maybe answer this question, I will first give a short summary of the Modularity Hypothesis as found in works of Chomsky and also of Jerry Fodor. After that, I will summarize Chomsky's theory of innateness, in connection with his belief that there exists a 'Universal Grammar', which is responsible for people's ability to acquire language. 20 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chomsky¿s Modularity Hypothesis ¿ Is There an Innate Language Module?
• Publisher: GRIN Verlag Mrz 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3656145997
• ISBN 13: 9783656145998
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 2D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 2 millimeters depth
• Weight: 45 grams

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Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, RWTH Aachen University (Institut für Anglistik der RWTH Aachen), course: Proseminar Language Acquisition, language: English, abstract: This term paper deals with Noam Chomsky's Modularity or rather Innateness Hypothesis, particularly with the question if there might be an innate language module in people's minds. To discuss and maybe answer this question, I will first give a short summary of the Modularity Hypothesis as found in works of Chomsky and also of Jerry Fodor. After that, I will summarize Chomsky's theory of innateness, in connection with his belief that there exists a "Universal Grammar", which is responsible for people's ability to acquire language.