Cartesian linguistics
Scope Notes
Here are entered works on the linguistic theories based on René Descartes and French grammarians of Port Royal, positing that human language rests on a thought structure common to all mankind. Works on the psycholinguistic theory that a child is born with innate or biogenetic knowledge of certain universal structural principles of human language which are central to the process of language acquisition are entered under the heading [Innateness hypothesis (Linguistics)]
Examples
Note under [Innateness hypothesis (Linguistics)]
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