For Monday 10/18, please read the following, both of which can be downloaded from the Readings section of this website:

Jackendoff, Ray. 1994. Patterns in the Mind, pgs. 126-135 of Chapter 10 (‘Language Acquisition in Unusual Circumstances, Part 2’)

Bickerton, Derek. 1983. Creole Languages. Scientific American 249(8): 116-122.