![]() ![]() It seems as though every bit of linguistic research now is a challenge to universal grammar or some new universal grammar theory. That also sort of explains why English grammar in particular is so difficult, because it has origins in so many different languages, it's hard to have these "If X, then Y" rules. The idea of the of universal grammar theory also relates to the idea of language trees, where different languages led to one another. Maybe not to the extent of the locals but close enough to communicate competently. However, posing a theory that we all (no matter the nationality, gender, age or ethnicity) we all possess an innate ability to 'universally' understand and learn from one another.Įven if we were to travel to a foreign place that we've no previous knowledge or experience of, that we can still interact and communicate with the locals or natives. There is no doubt a subconscious effort within all of us that learns without us actually being aware of learning. The Universal Grammar (UG) hypothesisthe idea that human languages, as superficially diverse as they are, share some fundamental similarities, and that these are attributable to innate principles unique to language: that deep down, there is only one human language (Chomsky, 2000a, p. On top of having many different countries languages entwined also considering the different 'local' dialects each English speaking countries possesses would most definitely widen this scope of 'difficulty' dramatically. ![]() I agree with behaviorism that the English language is one that stems from a multitude of languages, making it one of the most complex language structures ever thought of in the history of mankind. ![]()
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