pt. I. The fundamental arguments. 1. Finding our way into the problem: The nature/nurture issue. 2. The argument for mental grammar. 3. The argument for innate knowledge
pt. II. The organization of mental grammar. 4. Overview. 5. Phonological structure. 6. Syntactic structure. 7. American sign language
pt. III. Evidence for the biological basis of language. 8. How children learn language. 9. Language acquisition in unusual circumstances I. 10. Language acquisition in unusual circumstances II. 11. Language and the brain
pt. IV. Mental capacities other than language. 12. The argument for the construction of experience. 13. Music and vision. 14. Language as a window on thought. 15. Social organization.
