In an earlier post, Is There A Language Instinct?, based on my book, The Language Myth, I observed that the philosopher and linguist, Professor Noam Chomsky, argues that Universal Grammar can be ...

Reviews and News: New evidence disproves Chomsky’s theory of universal grammar: “The idea that we have brains hardwired with a mental template for learning grammar—famously espoused by Noam Chomsky of ...

A new research project is looking for evidence of “universal grammar” – the notion that humans are hard-wired to understand language from birth. A new research project is looking for evidence of ...

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Latest issue of New Scientist has an interview with Noam Chomsky on, language, human nature, social media and politics, as well as a little photo gallery. Excerpt here, the full thing is online, you ...

What makes language special is part of what makes us special, so understanding what language is made of and how we learn it brings us closer to our human nature. Is language special because it runs on ...

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