According to Noam Chomsky, What Is a Language Acquisition Device

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Multiple Choice

According to Noam Chomsky, what is a language acquisition device?

• A) a biological element of the brain that allows us to learn language
• B) an environmental entity that allows people to learn foreign languages
• C) a learning method that many can use to understand the language of infants and small children
• D) a part of the brain that develops during puberty that allows teens and adults to formulate questions and engage others

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Definitions:

Cultural Relativism

The principle of understanding other cultures on their own terms, rather than judging or evaluating according to one’s own culture.

Gestures

Movements of the body, especially hands and head, used to express feelings or convey information.

Sociological Term

A concept or phrase used within the field of sociology to define and explain behaviors, structures, and phenomena within human societies.

Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

The idea that language structures thought and that ways of looking at the world are embedded in language.