Universal Syntactic Structures: Modeling Syntax for Various Natural
  Languages
Min K. Kim Hafu Takero Sara Fedovik
We aim to provide an explanation for how the human brain might connect words
for sentence formation. A novel approach to modeling syntactic representation
is introduced, potentially showing the existence of universal syntactic
structures for all natural languages. As the discovery of DNA's double helix
structure shed light on the inner workings of genetics, we wish to introduce a
basic understanding of how language might work in the human brain. It could be
the brain's way of encoding and decoding knowledge. It also brings some insight
into theories in linguistics, psychology, and cognitive science. After looking
into the logic behind universal syntactic structures and the methodology of the
modeling technique, we attempt to analyze corpora that showcase universality in
the language process of different natural languages such as English and Korean.
Lastly, we discuss the critical period hypothesis, universal grammar, and a few
other assertions on language for the purpose of advancing our understanding of
the human brain.