The language bioprogram hypothesis developed to explain:
A) how children acquire pidgins.
B) the underlying theory of language universals.
C) that humans are endowed with a "skeletal" or "core" grammar which is comprised of all or a portion of the human species-specific capacity for syntax.
D) aspects of developing internal knowledge of language.

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The language bioprogram hypothesis proposes that humans are born with a "skeletal" or "core" grammar which is made up of a set of universal principles and parameters that are present in all human languages. This hypothesis aims to explain aspects of the development of internal knowledge of language.

The Language Bioprogram Hypothesis Developed to Explain