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After reading chapter 1, you should walk away having mastered the following ideas and skills:

1 Explain why language is a psychological property of humans.

2 Distinguish between prescriptive and descriptive rules.

3 Explain the scientific method as it applies to syntax.

4 Explain the differences between the kinds of data gathering, including corpora and linguistic judgments.

5 Explain the difference between competence and performance.

6 Explain the difference between i-language and e-language

7 Provide at least three arguments for Universal Grammar.

8 Explain the logical problem of language acquisition.

9 Distinguish between learning and acquisition.

10 Distinguish among observational, descriptive, and explanatory adequacy.