Which of the Following Is a Limitation of Chomsky's Nativist

question 81

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a limitation of Chomsky's nativist perspective?

• A) Chomsky's theory is inconsistent with research on efforts to teach nonhuman primates language systems.
• B) Chomsky's theory cannot explain why children refine and generalize many grammatical forms gradually.
• C) Chomsky's theory overemphasizes the role of social experience in language development.
• D) Chomsky's theory fails to show that humans have evolved specialized regions in the brain that support language skills.

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