The Theory of Universal Grammar Predicts That

Multiple Choice

The theory of universal grammar predicts that

A) a new language discovered in a remote region of South America would have structural patterns that children are innately predisposed to learn.
B) learning French will be easier for a child born to French-speaking parents than for a child born to Japanese-speaking parents who was adopted by French-speaking parents as an infant.
C) a child will be unable to learn a language with recursion.
D) all languages will be equally easy to learn at any time in one's life.