The Language of Noam Chomsky
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What is linguistic creativity?

  • The ability to produce new sentences (correct)
  • The ability to learn sentences by imitation
  • The ability to understand sentences
  • The ability to memorize sentences
  • What is linguistic competence?

  • What you know in your mind (correct)
  • What you can do in theory
  • What you do do
  • What actually comes out of your mouth
  • What is linguistic performance?

  • What you can do in theory
  • What you know in your mind
  • What you do do
  • What actually comes out of your mouth (correct)
  • Why don't we usually use long sentences?

    <p>Because of physical limitations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is Noam Chomsky?

    <p>A linguist who studies linguistic creativity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a universal property of human language?

    <p>The ability to produce new sentences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another aspect of linguistic creativity?

    <p>Child development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the limit to how long a sentence can be?

    <p>There is no limit</p> Signup and view all the answers

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