Language Development
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Regarding children's language development, which of the following are the key features of Noam Chomsky's Psycholinguistic Theory?
- 1. According to Chomsky, children have an innate ability to learn language, for which they possess an innate system in their brain known as the Language Acquisition Device (LAD).
- 2. Children have an innate ability to understand the universal rules of grammar, and they only refine the specific forms (parameters) of those rules from the environment.
- 3. Language development depends primarily on imitation, reinforcement provided by adults, and rewards, with no role played by innate biological factors.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
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Detailed Explanation
According to Noam Chomsky's theory of language development, children possess an innate capacity to learn language. The presence of the Language Acquisition Device (LAD) and Universal Grammar in their brains enables them to learn their native language quickly without formal training. Statement 3 is incorrect because Chomsky strongly opposes Skinner's behaviorist approach (which emphasizes imitation and reinforcement) and considers biological and innate factors to be paramount. Therefore, only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
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