Eng 505 Lesson 6, Generativism, Virtual University Lectures in Hindi and Urdu

Chomsky’s (1965) idea of innateness has been a hallmark of language learning mechanisms. It attempts to explain the child’s mastery of a native language in such a short time despite the highly abstract nature of the rules of language. He introduced a language acquisition device (LAD) which, according to him, contains innate knowledge, fundamental rules for language, the similarity of language acquisition across humanity/cultures, and expected errors in children. #bsenglishlectures #linguistic #languagetheories #virtualuniversity #eng505 #elt #englishlanguage #shortlectures #shortnotes #eng505_lesson_6