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    This document discusses universal grammar and its role in second language learning. Universal grammar refers to the idea that humans are born with an innate, internal language acquisition device that allows them to learn any human language. The document raises the question of how second language learners can acquire knowledge of the new language that they have not directly experienced through exposure. It references Chomsky's theory of universal grammar and how it relates to second language learning, citing a paper on this topic by Vivian Cook.

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    This document discusses universal grammar and its role in second language learning. Universal grammar refers to the idea that humans are born with an innate, internal language acquisition device that allows them to learn any human language. The document raises the question of how second language learners can acquire knowledge of the new language that they have not directly experienced through exposure. It references Chomsky's theory of universal grammar and how it relates to second language learning, citing a paper on this topic by Vivian Cook.

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    Universal

    Grammar and
    Second
    language
    Learning
    By Muhammad holdhon
    What is universal grammar?
    A typical way in to the Chomskyan
    position is through a simple conundrum
    (Baker 1979): an adult native speaker of a
    language knows things he could not have
    learnt from the samples of speech he has
    heard; since this knowledge is not based
    on his experience of the world, it must
    come from some property inside his own
    mind.
    To acquire language need
     Positive
    evidence
     Negative evidence
    how can a speaker of a second
    language know things he could not
    have learnt from the language he
    has encountered?

     1. Is the programme that is on television any good?

     2. Is the programme that on television is good?


    Reference
     Chomsky's Universal Grammar and
    Second Language Learning Vivian Cook
     http://www.viviancook.uk/Writings/Papers
    /AL85.htm

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