Introduction
The present work attempts to critically evaluate the Fundamental Difference Hypothesis proposed by Bley-Vronman (1989). First, the theoretical background of UG-based research is outlined briefly with a view to highlighting the theoretical position of this hypothesis. Then, the key claims of the hypothesis are presented following a critical analysis from three different aspects.
1. Theoretical Background
The logical problem of language acquisition explains how children can acquire the complicated body of linguistic knowledge in spite of the problem that they are only exposed to surface structure of the language, known as the poverty of the stimulus. The answer suggested by Chomsky (1981) is the language faculty or the p
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