Is there a LAD as Chomsky says or is general domain learning (statistical or probability learning) adequate for learning language?
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The presence of a LAD in the human psyche would seem to be intuitively correct. This is because children are known to acquire language quickly and in the same developmental stages regardless of widely differing environments and cultures.
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Animals raised in the presence of human language do not acquire language, although many animal species are capable of learning other complex behaviors. Even animals, like some primates, that are purposely instructed in acquiring communication skills never develop some of the higher level language behaviors. Though there is yet to be physical proof of a definitive LAD, there is also experiential evidence to say that general domain learning does not sufficiently account for the language acquisition of human children
Animals raised in the presence of human language do not acquire language, although many animal species are capable of learning other complex behaviors. Even animals, like some primates, that are purposely instructed in acquiring communication skills never develop some of the higher level language behaviors. Though there is yet to be physical proof of a definitive LAD, there is also experiential evidence to say that general domain learning does not sufficiently account for the language acquisition of human children
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