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Noam Chomsky proposed that humans have an innate ability to grasp the structure of language and use it in learning language. What did he call this?

Correct answer A. Language acquisition device

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Chomsky argued that children are born with a language acquisition device containing universal grammar, which explains how quickly they learn complex language.

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