The fact that all human languages have nouns,verbs,and adjectives led Noam Chomsky to refer to
A) linguistic determinism.
B) universal grammar.
C) telegraphic speech.
D) statistical learning.

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Noam Chomsky's theory of universal grammar states that all human languages have a common underlying structure and that certain aspects of language are innate to humans. This includes the existence of nouns, verbs, and adjectives in all languages. Therefore, the correct answer is B, universal grammar. The other options, linguistic determinism, telegraphic speech, and statistical learning, do not accurately reflect Chomsky's research and theories.

The Fact That All Human Languages Have Nouns,verbs,and Adjectives Led