According to Chomsky, humans have a _______ to develop language. 

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  1. Perceptual set
  2. Telegraphic readiness
  3. Learning set
  4. Biological predisposition

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Option 4 : Biological predisposition
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Noam Chomsky, known as the father of modern linguistics, has made a crucial contribution in the field of linguistics.

Key Points

  • According to Chomsky, an innate capacity to acquire language is the result of our uniquely human biological inheritance which is called the 'Language Acquisition Device'.
  • He put forth the innate proposition or biological predisposition of the development of language. This knowledge is given to them by nature - the rules that govern language are part of a biologically based human language faculty.
  • Language acquisition device is a hypothetical tool in a child's brain that makes learners able to:
    • acquire and produce language.
    • learn and assimilate the language easily.
    • analyze language and extract basic rules.
    • encode the grammatical structure of language.

Hence, according to Chomsky, humans have a biological predisposition to develop language. 

Hint

  • Learning set: "Developing an individual's mental abilities for solving discriminative learning processes typically comes from learning sets.
  • Perceptual set: It is the tendency to interpret things in certain ways based on previous experiences. 

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