Just as in other areas of anthropology, the study of language involves investigating what is or isn't shared across human populations and why these differences or similarities exist. The linguist Noam Chomsky has argued that the human brain contains a limited set of rules for organizing language, so that all languages have a common structural basis. He calls this set of rules

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Chomsky's theory of a common structural basis for all languages is known as the "universal grammar," which posits that the ability to acquire language is innate to humans and that all human languages share a common underlying structure.

Just as in Other Areas of Anthropology, the Study of Language