Ep. 323: Acquiring Language: Tomasello vs. Chomsky (Part Two)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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Chomsky's formalist account of language acquisition
This chapter analyzes Chomsky's formalist account of language acquisition and the empirical evidence that supports or challenges his claims. It discusses the famous example of forming a question by moving the auxiliary verb and experiments conducted to test children's ability to perform this transformation.
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