Linguistics & Language · Morphology & Syntax
A topic within Morphology & Syntax, itself one of 10 topics in that field and part of Linguistics & Language.
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Noam Chomsky
Argues that children's rapid, uniform acquisition of grammar from sparse input is explained only if a universal grammar constrains the space of possible human languages in advance.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Geoffrey K. Pullum & Barbara C. Scholz
Re-examines the classic poverty-of-stimulus arguments for innate grammar and shows the relevant evidence is available in ordinary child-directed speech more often than nativist arguments assume, undercutting the case for a rich Universal Grammar.
link checked 17 Sept 2026