COGNITION
THINKING AND LANGUAGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Children master the complicated rules ofgrammar with ease
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Children create sentences that they havenever heard
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Children make the kinds of mistakes thatsuggest they are attempting to apply the rules of grammar
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Children raised in isolation fromlanguage spontaneously begin speaking words
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the Language acquisition device (LAD) ? The Language Acquisition Device is a hypothetical module of the human mind posited to account for children’s innate predisposition for language acquisition. First proposed by Noam Chomsky in the 1960s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The most correct solution to this problem is provided by option B: telegraphic speech stage of language development. It has to be noted that it is most accurate to state the children begin to exhibit a basic understanding of syntax when they begin combining two or more words.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is evidence for a critical period for language acquisition? Children denied access to language often have difficulty mastering language skills in later life.
Detailed explanation-4: -What are Cognitivist theories?-as children develop their intellectual abilities, their linguistic abilities follow suit.