| Date | Presenter |
Title |
| 11/15/05 | Ben Bergen & Kamil ud Deen University of Hawai'i, Manoa   |
A Public Debate on Universal
Grammar
The hypothesis that humans
are innately endowed with language-specific
predispositions that guide them in learning their native language is among the most influential ideas of modern linguistics and cognitive science, as well as one of the most contentious. This debate will address foundational issues of the Universal Grammar hypothesis, focusing especially on Arguments from the Poverty of the Stimulus. A DVD copy of this debate may be obtained from the Linguistics Department secretaries in Moore 569   |