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Re:Modern language models refute Chomsky’s approach to language by gizmo686 on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @04:06PM (#36316194)
> Brains don't start at 0. Evolution, dna/rna etc. There's obviously some pre disposition for language learning in humans but that alone isn't enough ground for a "universal grammar"

That is literally what universal grammar is. All that is left is to argue about the size and content of UG.

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Re:Modern language models refute Chomsky’s approach to language by og_kalu on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @04:30PM (#36316650)
No. Chomsky's theory was more than a vague and fairly obvious, "humans are pre disposed to language learning". The latter doesn't say anything about what causes these pre dispositions. Chomsky tries to do so.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/evidence-rebuts-c...

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