The fact that parents are remarkably forgiving of all sorts of peculiar constructions and meaning in their children's speech is evidence against which theory of language development?

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The fact that parents are forgiving of peculiar constructions in their children's speech suggests that children do not learn language solely through reinforcement (being corrected or rewarded for correct speech), which is evidence against the reinforcement theory of language development.

The Fact That Parents Are Remarkably Forgiving of All Sorts