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In this issue…
Language After Chomsky
Many (if not most) of our readers interact on a daily basis with people who speak more than one language. How do we acquire our first language? Is there really any such thing as a language gene or a language organ, as proposed by Professor Noam Chomsky? Dr. Adele Goldberg, Professor of Linguistics and Associated Faculty in Psychology at Princeton University in the U.S., explains how linguists are branching out beyond the original Chomskyian theories and how they are applying what they are learning to language acquisition in young children. ![]() The remainder of this article is available only to LISA members and Newsletter subscribers. Please log in with your user name and password to read the entire article. Note: If you are not a member, but are interested in receiving the Globalization Insider, click here. Note: If you do not presently have access to archives of Globalization Insider older than one year and would like to access them, please contact the LISA Administration or upgrade your LISA Membership (form). E-mail LISA Administration for further enquiries. |
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