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Some researchers believe in the nativist perspective when it comes to language. What does this mean?

ALanguage is innate.
BAcquiring language doesn't take place naturally.
CYou have to be reinforced to learn language.
DLanguage learning is based on experience.

Verified Answer :

The answer is A. language is innate.

The first alternative is true (A).

For some linguists, language is innate, that is to say that men are already born with the ability to communicate linguistically. The greatest prepulsor of this theory is Noam Chomsky, who argues that the human capacity to communicate is grounded in rationality. According to Chomsky, there is a relationship between thought and language. Once man is rational, of course he will develop a form of communication, which will be the language. That is why language is innate to man.