Re: sensitive period in languge acquisition

Hi Glen,
Since you study comparative linguistics, I'm interested in your views on
Chomsky. I find his ideas quite interesting and am always interesting
in hearing an opposing view. What about Piaget? Do you tend more
towards what he is saying?
Gerry

Glen Gordon wrote:

>
> >Now, AAT (or better: the consistent comparative approach, of which >AAT is
> >only a part) gives new insights in a lot of what were >"problems", in this
> >case: language origins, brain size,
> >etc.
>
> Hi, Glen here. Hate to set the conversation back a few notches but I just
> got here and I have to ask: What's AAT exactly? (Aquatic Ape Theory?? What
> in the world is that?!) And what really are these "problems" concerning
> language origins anyway?
>
> I study comparative linguistics and am not really caught up on the more
> Chomsky-esque topics to do with anthropology. I guess Chomsky et al. simply
> frighten me because their theories unconsciously seem trite and
> unnecessarily complex (as somewhat else has just alluded to) but I've never
> sat down and looked it all so I admit to my ignorance.
>
> - gLeN
>
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