New research says that Noam Chomsky's theory of universal grammar -- that there must be an underlying common structure to all languages "hard-wired" into the brain -- may in fact be wrong.
Unfortunately the article is light on details, but it says that on tests asking participants to identify the meaning of simple passive sentences such as "The soldier was hit by the sailor", a high proportion of those participants who had left school at age 16 scored no better than if they had been guessing.
Today is a sad day for the passive voice.
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