著者

菅野 憲司

出版者

千葉大学ユーラシア言語文化論講座

雑誌

千葉大学ユーラシア言語文化論集 = Journal of Chiba University Eurasian Society (ISSN:21857148)

巻号頁・発行日

no.21, pp.55-60, 2019-12-25

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[ABSTRACT] Late Professor Hideo Teramura was always saying, "If Chomsky died, what would English linguists in Japan do?" In response to this pet saying, the following three points are reconfirmed or confirmed. First, a native language is acquired universally on the basis of LAD (Language Acquisition Device) insofar as his/her auditory perception is normal. Second, native languages themselves are not necessarily universal, though the acquisition of native languages itself is universal. Third, universal grammar is not always necessary, which is Chomsky's blind spot and current issue.