The Principles and Parameters Theory Suggests That Children Have the Ability

Multiple Choice

The principles and parameters theory suggests that children have the ability to learn any language because

A) they are born with innate expectations that constrain their learning of grammar.
B) of the adaptive nature of human cognition.
C) the linguistic input from ordinary interactions with fluent speakers provides enough data to form syntactic heuristics.
D) the bottom-up nature of language acquisition allows children to learn useful generalizations and categorize words as they develop.