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    Supports→The claim that a potentially infinite array of expressions can be 'passed to' concrete sensory-motor and conceptual-intentional systems is problematic, because passing each one would require a potentially infinite amount of time.

    The interface between I-language and sensory-motor systems is a mapping relation, not a sequential queuing process, so infinite generative capacity does not entail infinite processing time.

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    Key Terms

    I-language(Chomsky's preferred framework in generative linguistics)
    An internalist, mind-internal conception of language; the conception Chomsky regards as the only scientifically interesting notion of language
    Infinite generative capacity(linguistics)
    The ability to create or produce an unlimited number of different things, like how humans can produce infinite sentences using a finite set of grammar rules.
    Mapping relation(logic and mathematics)
    A direct connection or correspondence between two things, where one is systematically linked to the other, rather than things happening in a step-by-step sequence.
    Processing time(cognitive science)
    The amount of time it takes for a system (like your brain) to handle or work through information.
    Sensory-motor systems

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    (describing how your body processes the world)
    The physical parts of your brain and body that receive information through your senses (sight, touch, etc.) and control your movements in response.
    Sequential queuing(computer science and logic)
    Handling things one at a time in a line, like people waiting in order at a checkout counter, rather than all at once.

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