Descriptive Syntax

Adjuncts

________: modifying elements that add nuance but are never required for the syntax.

Syntax

________: how words are arranged in a sentence.

Humans

________ have both a Lexicon and a Grammar in their mental cognition.

Languages

________ can have more than one major word order.

Co occurrence

________: when a word requires another word to occur in a sentence to complete the syntactic structure.

Grammaticality

________: native speakers have an innate ability to see if a sentence is grammatical.

Agreement

a type of co- occurrence.

Acquisition device

________ is hardwired with Universal Grammar.

Word Order

________: natural and permissible order of core elements in a sentence (subject, object, verb)

syntax

how words are arranged in a sentence

grammaticality

native speakers have an innate ability to see if a sentence is grammatical

Language Acquisition Device

all infants are hardwired for learning a language

Word Order

natural and permissible order of core elements in a sentence (subject, object, verb)

variations

usual order is always flexible to a certain extent

ex

prepositions come before the noun in English

Co-occurrence

when a word requires another word to occur in a sentence to complete the syntactic structure

Adjuncts

modifying elements that add nuance but are never required for the syntax

syntax

strict, language-specific rules of arrangement

what is in a human's mental cognition?

both a Lexicon and a Grammar