Biological Predisposition for Language Acquisition
Humans appear to be born with a biological predisposition to acquire a language. Evidence supporting this includes the observation that the use of language develops in the absence of formal instruction and follows a very similar pattern in children from vastly different cultures and backgrounds.
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Interactionist View of Language Acquisition
A developmental psychologist observes that children from vastly different cultural and linguistic backgrounds (e.g., urban Japan, rural Peru, and suburban Canada) all begin to babble, use single words, and then combine words into simple sentences at roughly the same ages. This cross-cultural consistency, despite significant differences in their environments and the specific languages they are exposed to, provides the strongest support for which of the following perspectives on language acquisition?
Biological Predisposition for Language Acquisition
Biological Predisposition for Language Acquisition