Geoffrey Sampson offers what as evidence that, contrary to the views of Noam Chomsky, not all languages employ the universal rules of grammar?
A. Chomsky is a leftist, and so he cannot be trusted.
B. Some less studied languages do not seem to use such rules of grammar.
C. Only the English language uses adjectives and adverbs.
D. Sixty percent of the world's languages have fewer than ten thousand speakers.
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
Identify the type of fallacy in the following passage."He says health care in England stinks. He should know. He speaks with an English accent."
What will be an ideal response?
The definition "A battery is 'dead' if and only if a battery tester shows no deflection when connected to the two poles" is an example of:
A) A demonstrative (ostensive) definition. B) A definition by genus and difference. C) An operational definition. D) A definition by subclass. E) An enumerative definition.
Socrates thought that "there is no teaching, only remembering" because _______
A. people remember better when they figure things out for themselves B. people already "know" the truth; they just need to "remember" it with the right guidance. C. no one really knows enough to be able to teach D. people cannot learn more than they already know
Marx’s claim that the steam mill produced industrial capitalism is an example of technological determinism
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.