The Acquisition of Syntax: A Nativist Perspective vs. A Cognitivist Perspective

This paper looks into how two main frameworks view the acquisition of syntax. These are the nativist approach which claims that language is acquired because human beings are equipped with a language acquisition device in the form of grammatical knowledge, and the cognitivist approach which views lan...

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Main Author: Rashid Al-Balush
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: Sultan Qaboos University 2017-02-01
Series:Journal of Arts and Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/jass/article/view/2281