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... language . That people can learn foreign languages and that words and concepts can be translated from one language into another tend to sup- port Chomsky's position that all humans have similar linguistic abilities and thought processes ...
... language . That people can learn foreign languages and that words and concepts can be translated from one language into another tend to sup- port Chomsky's position that all humans have similar linguistic abilities and thought processes ...
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... language itself can do this . Languages are flexible and , at the surface level , constantly changing sys- tems . They adopt new items and new terms . fairly easily . Old forms are combined , foreign words borrowed , and entirely new ...
... language itself can do this . Languages are flexible and , at the surface level , constantly changing sys- tems . They adopt new items and new terms . fairly easily . Old forms are combined , foreign words borrowed , and entirely new ...
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... languages , members of the same language family , descend from an original proto- language . Relationships between languages don't necessarily mean that there are biological ties be- tween their speakers , because people can learn new ...
... languages , members of the same language family , descend from an original proto- language . Relationships between languages don't necessarily mean that there are biological ties be- tween their speakers , because people can learn new ...
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