How children pick up a language: denying Chomsky 2 (Humans)

by dhw, Thursday, September 08, 2016, 12:30 (2997 days ago) @ David Turell

QUOTE: “Universal grammar appears to have reached a final impasse. In its place, research on usage-based linguistics can provide a path forward for empirical studies of learning, use and historical development of the world's 6,000 languages." - David's comment: Very long article which makes many points that refute Chomsky, but in no sense removes the uniqueness of human language and speech. - I agree with all the points refuting Chomsky. If we take language to mean human language, then of course human language is unique. If we take language to mean a system of communication, all organisms have their own unique languages.