Multiple Choice
Children around the world learn their parents' language at the same average pace. These "linguistic universals" suggest to nativists that
A) language learning is based on the infantile diet.
B) similar language instruction is given in all cultures.
C) the brain is biologically programmed to learn language.
D) empiricism best explains the learning of language.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
Verified
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