Do you believe that grammar is universal? Support your answer with information learned from the study of pidgin, creole, and children's acquisition of language

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1, Explain concept of universal grammar, including linguistic definition of "grammar"
2, Student may argue for or against, but must support his or her answer with facts about the development of creole and pidgin languages and about the way children learn morphs, phones, vocabulary, and syntax

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A. 4.40 million years ago B. 2.75 million years ago C. 1.75 million years ago D. 1 million years ago

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Which of the following is NOT general anthropoid characteristics?

a. nails instead of claws on all digits b. back of eye socket formed by bony plate c. dental comb d. shorter snouts with greater emphasis on smell e. larger brain

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You are handed another complete play and told it comes from Rome. It tells the story of two young lovers who try to outwit their old fathers in order to romance. It is quite funny because it has lots of physical humor, visual gags, and outrageous puns

You know therefore that it is a play by: a. Plautus b. Terence c. Seneca d. Horace e. Vitruvius

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