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Ray Jackendoff argues that humans possess an unconscious set of linguistic patterns, a "mental grammar," stored within the brain. He shows that language acquisition relies on an interplay of innate, genetically encoded Universal Grammar and environmental input, enabling children to learn any human language. The book highlights shared grammatical structures across spoken and signed languages and discusses implications for language loss. Beyond language, Jackendoff suggests that other human abilities—vision, music appreciation, social and cultural interaction—are supported by innate brain specializations, positioning language as a model for understanding human cognition as a whole.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Education & Language/Linguistics
Authors: Ray Jackendoff
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