Human Children Begin to Master Language Without Any Formal Instruction

Multiple Choice

Human children begin to master language without any formal instruction, and languages throughout the world have common underlying structural characteristics. These two things suggest an inborn tendency to learn language that has been termed a _____. On the other hand, various factors in the social environment may also assist with learning a language. Collectively, these social factors have been referred to by the term _____.

A) Language Acquisition Device (LAD) ; Language Acquisition Support System (LASS) .
B) Syntax Acquisition Adapter (SAA) ; Language Acquisition Support System (LASS) .
C) Morphophonemic tendency (MPT) ; Language Acquisition Device (LAD) .
D) Language