Chomsky proposed that all children
A) have a language acquisition device (LAD) that contains a universal grammar.
B) acquire language through imitation and reinforcement.
C) rely on imitation to rapidly acquire complex utterances.
D) cue their caregivers to provide appropriate language experiences.

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Chomsky proposed that all children have a language acquisition device (LAD), which contains a universal grammar. This innate ability guides language acquisition, and children are not merely imitating and reinforcing what they hear from their caregivers. Instead, they are using the LAD to make sense of language and to create grammatical structures on their own.

Chomsky Proposed That All Children