Nativist theory

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf linguistic theory
Theory of language acquisition
gptkbp:appliesTo Child language development
First language acquisition
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Behaviorist_theory
Social interactionist theory
gptkbp:criticizedFor Connectionist models
Empiricist theories
gptkbp:developedBy 20th century
gptkbp:emphasizes Genetic predisposition for language
gptkbp:focusesOn Innate language ability
gptkbp:hasConcept Critical period hypothesis
Language acquisition device
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nativist theory
gptkbp:influenced Modern linguistics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Rationalism
gptkbp:languageAcquisition Biologically determined
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Noam_Chomsky
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Syntactic_Structures
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Universal_grammar
gptkbp:state Humans are born with an inherent capacity for language
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Language_acquisition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7