The fact that children in all cultures are able to master the rules of language relatively early in life without formal instruction was discussed as evidence indicating that
A)children use deductive reasoning to learn language
B)parents cross-culturally invest a lot of effort in teaching their infants language
C)language acquisition may have a biological basis
D)the learning of language is largely shaped by the environment

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The ability of children across different cultures to learn the rules of language early in life without formal instruction suggests that language acquisition might be innately programmed into the human brain, indicating a biological basis for this process.

The Fact That Children in All Cultures Are Able to Master