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Chapter 02: Theoretical Approaches to Sequential Multilingualism

Third Language Acquisition and Linguistic Transfer

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Core Terminology

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Poverty of the Stimulus (POS)

The observation that language learners arrive at systems more complex than the input they received is known as the _____.

Principles and Parameters (P&P)

Which framework aimed to replace complex transformational rules with a system of parameterized admissible alterations?

Merge

In the Minimalist Program, what is the single computational operation responsible for building syntactic structures?

Non-linear

According to minimalist theory, human language syntax is _____ when compared to non-human primates.

Recursion

What syntactic property allows hierarchical structure to be seemingly infinite?

Exemplars

According to usage-based views, language learning proceeds from _____ to more abstract patterns.

Chapter Quiz

According to the source, which capability is uniquely required for a computer to pass the 'Total Turing Test' compared to the standard Turing Test?

What is a primary obstacle to the 'laws of thought' (logicist) approach to artificial intelligence?

Which field is described as combining probability theory with utility theory to provide a framework for decisions made under uncertainty?

The 'General Problem Solver' (GPS) was the first program designed to embody which specific approach to AI?

Why was the DENDRAL program significant in the history of AI development?

Answers: D, C, A, D, A

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