Preface to the first edition\txxxi
Preface to the fourth edition\txxxiii
\tIntroduction\t1
1\tThe great automatic grammatizator\t6
\tNeed anything be innate?
2\tAnimals that try to talk\t23
\tIs language restricted to humans?
3\tGrandmama's teeth\t47
\tIs there biological evidence for innate language capacity?
4\tPredestinate grooves\t66
\tIs there a pre-ordained language 'programme'?
5\tA blueprint in the brain?\t91
\tCould any grammatical information conceivably be innate?
6\tChattering children\t110
\tAre children following 'rules' when they learn to speak?
7\tPuzzling it out\t135
\tExactly how do children learn language?
8\tCelestial unintelligibility\t165
\tWhy do linguists propose such bizarre grammars?
9\tThe white elephant problem\t183
\tDo we need a grammar in order to speak?
10\tThe case of the missing fingerprint\t199
\tHow do we understand speech?
11\tThe Cheshire Cat's grin\t237
\tHow do we plan and produce speech?
12\tBanker's clerk or hippopotamus?\t260
\tThe future
\tSuggestions for further reading\t266
\tRefereces\t272
\tIndex\t297
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