Speaking From Within: A Discussion on Our Innate Ability to Learn Languages

Inside: Discussion on the natural abilities of our language learning Since I moved to the United States after 9 years old, I have not had my vocabulary lacking in my spoken English ability and grammatical error I am dissatisfied with the lack. I can understand the pronunciation of words and grammar rules logically, but for unknown reasons, I think it is always difficult to integrate the logical knowledge of the language into the actual language. Please write in English.

Noam Chomsky's work argues that the biological basis of the language is discussed and that children have the natural ability to learn languages. Chomsky called this congenital ability "language acquisition device". He believes that children instinctively learn languages ​​without formal instruction. He also believes that children need to use language naturally, and without the formal language children will establish a communication system to meet their needs. Whatever language I teach, he observed that all children make mistakes in the same language. Chomsky also thinks there is a "universal grammar" in which all human languages ​​have specific grammatical rules. However, his research did not determine the regional or genetic basis of the brain, but gave human beings natural language ability.

In order to say that language is a natural ability rather than learning through development, we need to see a theoretical argument about language acquisition. Some theorists believe that languages ​​are innate abilities (Chomsky, 1959), they think that they can be obtained through reinforcement and repetition (Skinner, 1957), and another is that it is global I believe it is a development. I think that the part (Piaget, 1969) and others are learned through interaction (Bruner, 1975). Although each theorist has different views on language acquisition, there still remains a debate as to whether the language is natural or learning ability. As the basis of this paper, we will focus on the behavioral theory of Skinner (1957) and the congenital theory of Chomksy (1959).

Learning a language is an argument about the possibility of being regarded as the ability of nature and that humans only learn languages ​​through genetic programming. From the point of view of psychologist BF Skinner and linguist Norm Chomsky, this article first tells us whether the language is natural human ability or can teach other creatures such as children and animals " Conditioning "through research. Concept of Behavior Skinner introduced psychology, followed by Chomsky's "Creativity of Rule Governance"