What Is the "Language Acquisition Device"?​

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Multiple Choice

What is the "language acquisition device"?​

• A)A machine that helps people with brain damage understand speech
• B)​A built-in mechanism to aid in learning language
• C)​A type of short-term memory that stores parts of a sentence
• D)​A machine that teaches language to slow-learning children

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