Which of the following is a limitation of Chomsky's nativist perspective?
A) Chomsky's theory is inconsistent with research on efforts to teach nonhuman primates language systems.
B) Chomsky's theory cannot explain why children refine and generalize many grammatical forms gradually.
C) Chomsky's theory overemphasizes the role of social experience in language development.
D) Chomsky's theory fails to show that humans have evolved specialized regions in the brain that support language skills.

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Chomsky's theory proposes that children are born with an innate knowledge of grammar that allows them to acquire language rapidly and effortlessly. However, research has shown that children gradually refine and generalize many grammatical forms through social interaction and experience. This suggests that social experience plays a greater role in language development than Chomsky's theory suggests.

Which of the Following Is a Limitation of Chomsky's Nativist