Which of the Following Observations Has Been Interpreted as Providing

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following observations has been interpreted as providing compelling support for a nativist perspective of language development?

• A)the emergence and use of pidgin languages by adults in multicultural communities
• B)the ability of chimpanzees to acquire as many as 100 American Sign Language gestures
• C)the ability for young animals of a variety of mammalian species to make subtle auditory discriminations
• D)the use of linguistic universals that are evident in early language development

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