Abstract
In this chapter I provide an overview of some of the major issues that must be considered in developing a theory of language acquisition. I begin by discussing the relationship between theories of grammar and theories of mind. Here the modularity hypothesis is argued for. This leads to a discussion of the influence of philosophy on theories of acquisition. Both empiricist and rationalist accounts of acquisition of knowledge are considered. Then I outline the influence of psychology and theories of learning.KeywordsLanguage AcquisitionLanguage FacultyPrepositional PhraseNegative EvidenceUniversal GrammarThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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