Bioprogram

The Bioprogram Hypothesis The Roots of Language

The Language Bioprogram Hypothesis ,[object Object],[object Object]

Using Convergent Data ,[object Object]

Solves Three Problems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some observations ,[object Object],DP PP N’ N NP visit DP his DP D’ D DP [poss] to the hospital i VP IP V V’ I’ I [past] DP upset j t j t i her DP

Some observations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The poverty of the stimulus problem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The poverty of the stimulus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The poverty of the stimulus problem ,[object Object],[object Object]

Language acquisition An interaction between grammar and data S --> NP VP NP --> DET N VP --> V NP PP PP --> P NP S --> S and S NP --> NP and NP

Apparent Complexity ,[object Object],[object Object]

Universal Grammar: the basic idea Input (data) Output (grammar) “ An engineer faced with the problem of designing a device for meeting the given input-output conditions would naturally conclude that the basic properties of the output are a consequence of the design of the device. Nor is there any plausible alternative to this assumption” Chomsky (1967) Acquisition device

UG and language acquisition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Parameter Setting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Parameter Setting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Parameter Setting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Parameter Setting ,[object Object],[object Object]

The Issue of Negative Evidence ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Motherese ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Motherese ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Motherese ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Motherese ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Universal Grammar ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Language Evolution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What are the features which distinguish protolanguage from true language? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The standard story ,[object Object],[object Object]

Pidgins ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Imagine that’s what kids hear ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What kids seem to do ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Bickerton ,[object Object],[object Object]

Some innovations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some innovations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Pidgin + kid = creole ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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