Universal Grammar and Language Learnability

by Anjum P. Saleemi and Saleemi Anjum P.

Book Overview

Anjum P. Saleemi argues that the acquisition of language as a cognitive system can properly be understood by pairing the formal approach to learning, often known as learnability theory, with Chomsky's theory of Universal Grammar and its claim that human language is innately constrained, with some predefined space for variation. Focusing on specific areas of syntax, such as binding theory and the null subject parameter, Dr Saleemi unites learnability...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521109175
• ISBN13: 9780521109178
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"