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91) While it offers compelling explanations for language development, the most significant shortcoming of the nativist account is a. its emphasis on extralinguistic information. b. that it is unfalsifiable. c. the emphasis on neurophysiology. d. it does not address generativity. 92) A major debate that goes on with respect to how infants learn their first language deals with a. whether experience and learning have any important effect. b. the relative importance of genetic inheritance and experience. c. how many languages children are able to learn at one time. d. whether genetic inheritance has any important effect at all. 93) Learning theories for the acquisition of language emphasize the importance of a. differences between animal communication and real language. b. an inborn ability to learn and use language. c. our experience with language. d. health in teaching children to speak. 94) Learning theories for the acquisition of language would agree with the importance of which of the following statements? a. No other animals can use a real language in any way. b. The language we speak depends on what verbal skills are reinforced. c. Humans have an inborn ability to learn and use language. d. Children develop pragmatics without direct instruction. 95) The fact that parents often repeat a baby’s sounds into proper English supports which theory of language acquisition? a. Biological b. Learning c. Transformational d. Transitional 96) Language acquisition theories that emphasize the importance of biology and genetic inheritance all claim that a. children must be carefully taught to speak to be healthy. b. humans have an inborn ability to learn and use language. c. no other animals can use a real language in any way. d. the language we speak does not depend on our experience. 97) A language acquisition device (LAD) is a. an innate, unique capacity to acquire and develop language. b. a technique used by the Gardners to train Washoe to use sign language. c. a mechanical device that enhances the spoken word for hard-of-hearing infants. d. a procedure that all infants must go through in the acquisition of language. 98) All of the following are true about children’s use of language except: a. Language is innate in children. b. Children are born with a predisposition for language. c. Language acquisition in children is purely biologically based. d. Children are reinforced for their language behaviour. 99) The key to understanding language acquisition is to a. consider the structure of the language. b. study the context in which language is learned and used. c. concentrate on the biological basis of language. d. analyze the way a child learns language. 100) Based on animal and human research, the following may be said about language development: a. A child is pre-wired for language acquisition. b. The importance of the social setting in which it is used cannot be underestimated. c. A child must have correct language usage reinforced. d. All of the above