Universal Grammar

Approach By:
Amal Odeh
Marco Mowatt
 What is Universal Grammar?

It is a theory that suggest that all children are born

with the ability to acquire, develop, and understand grammar
regardless of how they are raised.

In simple words, it suggest that some rules of grammar are

inner into the brain, and without being taught.
What is the universal
grammar approach
about?

Any person would be capable of

learning any language with the
inborn schema that we all have
in our brain.
Universal grammar and first language acquisition

Acquisition occurs passively and

unconsciously. The idea that there
is a UG of human language was
originated with Chomsky(1968).
The fact that a child learns a
language at an early age in their
cognitive development, but they
experience difficulties grasping other
kinds of knowledge less complex
indicates that children are
biologically programmed for
language.