Noam Chomsky and Other Advocates of the Language Acquisition Device

question 34

Multiple Choice

 Noam Chomsky and other advocates of the language acquisition device argue that humans ____.

• A) are incapable of learning language
• B) are born with an ability to acquire language
• C) learn language through classical conditioning
• D) are no different in language capabilities than gorillas

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