Question

an innate mechanism that assists individuals in the development of language is the ______.
a. innate language mechanism (ilm)
b. language acquisition device (lad)
c. language development mechanism (ldm)
d. innate language device (ild)

please select the best answer from the choices provided

a
b
c
d

Explanation:

Identify the concept of an innate language mechanism

Noam Chomsky proposed that humans are born with an innate biological predisposition to acquire language, which he termed the Language Acquisition Device (LAD).

Match the concept with the given options

The term "language acquisition device (LAD)" corresponds directly to option B.

Answer:

• A. innate language mechanism (ILM)
• B. language acquisition device (LAD) (Correct answer)
• C. language development mechanism (LDM)
• D. innate language device (ILD)