Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Chomsky, Noam (1965), Aspects of the theory of syntax, The MIT Press, Retrieved on 2013-06-12Source Material [books.google.com]
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12 JUN 2013
The Possible Innate Nature of Language Acquisition in Chi...
Consider first the
nature of primary linguistic data. This consists of a finite amount
of information about sentences, which, furthermore, must be
rather restricted in scope, considering the time limitations that
are in effect, and fairly degenerate in quality (cf. note 1 4). For
example, certain signals might be accepted as properly formed
sentences, while others are classed as nonsentences, as a result of
correction of the learner's attempts on the part of the linguistic
community. Furtherm...
1 
It is possible that children are born with the ability to acquire language.
