The Biological Approach to Researching Child Language Acquisition

question 46

Multiple Choice

The biological approach to researching child language acquisition:

• A) focuses on the relationship of the child's developmental milestones and language learning mechanisms.
• B) represents the debate between psychologists and linguists on how the child processes language in the brain.
• C) examines how language and language development are related to biological processes.
• D) explains the fact that language is acquired and is considered the "learnability approach" to research.

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