Noam Chomsky attributed children's ability to pick up language so readily to
A) statistical learning.
B) frontal lobe activity.
C) their early critical periods.
D) a built-in readiness to learn grammar rules.

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Noam Chomsky believed that children are born with a built-in readiness to learn grammar rules, which he termed the Universal Grammar. This innate ability allows children to acquire language rapidly and without formal instruction.

Noam Chomsky Attributed Children's Ability to Pick Up Language So