Which Perspective on Language Acquisition Can Best Explain a Young

question 94

Multiple Choice

Which perspective on language acquisition can best explain a young child (whose parents speak grammatical English) saying,"Yesterday I goed to the zoo"

• A) learning theory
• B) nativist theory 
• C) linguistic relativity theory
• D) behaviourist theory

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