Chomsky Research Homework

H/W Investigate Noam Chomsky’s ideas on the possibility of innate grammar 

(sometimes referred to as 'universal grammar). 

• Summarise his argument
• Give two or three reasons / arguments that support Chomsky
• Give two or three reasons / arguments against  his claims
• What do you think?

This it is exactly the kind of thing you ought to be doing if you want to get really good.

Try these places for starters: 

http://richarddawkins.net/discussions/475609-grammar-comes-from-a-biologically-innate-dedicated-faculty

Excellent!

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/innateness-language/

Very comprehensive, but perhaps a little daunting. I haven't read al of it yet, but I will before I see you again so that you can't expose my ignorance!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Chomsky#Debates

Very useful

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_grammar

There are lots of others  - be independent!