the connection between “wolf child” story and “poverty of stimulus” argument

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1、TheConnectionBetween“WolfChild”Storyand“PovertyofStimulus”Argument　　【Abstract】Thestoryof“WolfChild”iswellknown，whichisconnectedwith“PovertyofStimulus”Argument，anditisjusttheessayisintendedtoshow.　　【Keywords】WolfChild；PovertyofStimulusArgument　　AccordingtoNoamChomsky，languageespeciallythefirstlang

2、uageissomethinginnateforhumans.Hethinksthatachildcanacquirealanguageeventhoughthelanguageinputistoopoor.Thatistosay，childrencangrasparichandcomplicatedlanguagesystemfinallyeveniftheyareexposedtoapovertyofstimulusaboutalanguage，becausetheyalwaysmakethe“hypotheses”accordingtotheirowncreations.Thisi

3、scalledcreativeconstructionhypothesis.Butwhatistheconnectionbetweentheargumentandthestoryof“wolfchild”？ThatiswhatIwilltalkaboutinthefollowingpassage.　　Inlinguistics，thepovertyofthestimulusistheassertionthatnaturallanguageacquisitioncanbemasteredthroughtherelativelylimiteddataavailabletochildrenle

4、arningalanguage，andthereforethisknowledgeissupplementedwithsomesortofinnatelinguisticcapacity.NativistsespeciallyrepresentedbyNoamChomskyclaimthathumansarebornwithanabilitytoreceivedifferentlanguageinputandproduceinfinitelanguageoutputinanactivewayandacquirenaturallanguagesoverthecourseoftheircog

5、nitivedevelopmentandlinguisticmaturation.Theargumentisnowgenerallyusedtosupporttheoriesandhypothesesofgenerativegrammar.Theterm“povertyofthestimulus”wascoinedbyNoamChomskyinhisworkRulesandRepresentations.Theargumenthaslongbeencontroversialwithinthefieldoflinguistics，formingthebackboneandsupportfo

6、rthetheoryofuniversalgrammar.Argumentsinsupportofpovertyofstimulusarenotattemptingtoappealtoinnateprinciplesinexchangeforlearningrulesofuniversalgrammar.　　Haveyoueverheardaboutthestoryof“wolfchildren”？Therearedifferenteditionsabout“wolfchildren”，amongwhichthemostfamousoneisgoinglike：Apriestfoundb

7、yaccidenttwogirlswhowereraisedbywolvesinIndiain1920.Theyoungeronewastwoyearsold，andtheelderonewasaboutsevenoreightyearsold.Butsoonaftertheyweretakentohumansociety，theyoungeronediedofdiseases.Sopeopletriedtoteachthesurv