37.
In the course of acquiring a language, children are
exposed to only a finite set of utterances. Yet they come
to use and understand an infinite set of sentences.
(A) Yet, they all arrive at pretty much the same grammar.
The input that children get is haphazard in the sense
that caretakers do not talk to their children to illustrate
a particular point of grammar. Yet, all children develop
systematic knowledge of a language.
(B) Thus, despite the severe limitations and variation in the
input children receive, and also in their personal
circumstances, they all develop a rich and uniform
system of linguistic knowledge. The knowledge attained
goes beyond the input in various ways.
(C) This has been referred to as the creative aspect of
language use. This ‘creativity’ does not refer to the
ability to write poetry or novels but rather the ability
to produce and understand an unlimited set of new
sentences never spoken or heard previously. The
precise linguistic input children receive differs from
child to child; no two children are exposed to exactly
the same set of utterances. [3점]
* haphazard: 무작위적인, 되는 대로의
① (A) - (C) - (B) ② (B) - (A) - (C)
③ (B) - (C) - (A) ④ (C) - (A) - (B)
⑤ (C) - (B) - (A)
