For the anthropologist, who needs to learn and use a language in the field, the most useful approach to language learning is:
a. generative grammar.
b. descriptive grammar.
c. introspective research .
d. Chomsky's Language Acquisition Device.
Question 2
The type of tree diagram associated with generative grammar is ideal for
a. illustrating the contrasting meanings of an ambiguous sentence.
b. helping students become proficient communicators in a new language.
c. demonstrating beyond all doubt the existence of a Language Acquisition Device.
d. supporting the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.