Innate language

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The concept of an innate language is referenced in various fields within philosophy, philosophy of language, linguistics, philosophy of mind, psycholinguistics, and other cognitive sciences.

In philosophy, "innate language" may refer to:
- Being - as a system of sensual and holistic "language" within the mind
- Innatism - the idea that the mind is born with knowledge (of being) and is not a "blank slate"
In linguistics, "innate language" may refer to:
- Universal grammar - investigation into linguistic commonalities
- I-language and comprehension (linguistics)
- Language acquisition device (i.e. "brain")
- Innateness hypothesis - in language acquisition
- Language bioprogram theory
In the cognitive sciences,
- Language module
- Psycholinguistics
- Cognition, thought (as constituted by an "innate language")

Other

The Language Instinct, and Words and Rules - books by Steven Pinker
Special:Search/Innate language - search Wikipedia for "innate language"

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