According to Chomsky, children around the world use a limited number of patterns in their first sentences, which strongly suggests that language patterns must be
A) inborn.
B) learned through parental interactions with the child.
C) related to the intelligence of the child.
D) prelinguistic.

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Chomsky's theory of universal grammar suggests that language patterns are innate, or inborn, and that all children are born with the capacity to acquire language because they have a biologically determined language acquisition device (LAD) in their brain. This LAD allows them to recognize and produce the grammar and syntax of their native language, regardless of the culture or language spoken in their environment.

According to Chomsky, Children Around the World Use a Limited