An Instinct for Language

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In short, the creativity of language shows this. As you acquire language, you can create an unlimited number of new sentences. This means that you don’t memorize all the sentences in the English language. Instead, you acquire a knowledge of rules and words. This is grammar, and it works like a recipe that helps you create completely new sentences without even trying.

But your grammar ability is not just learned. Humans enter the process of language learning already kn...