Nativist Approach

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Who developed the approach?
Noam Chomsky
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When was the approach initally developed?
1950s and 1960s
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What did the approach propose?
There is some genetic element innate in the human brain that prepare infants for language accelerating the acquisition process.
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What device does Chomsky suggest is wired in our brains to help us learn language?
Language Acqusition Device
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When did Chomsky find to be the 'critical period'?
Between the ages of 2 and 7
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What does the approach link to?
Overgeneralisation, overextension and virtuous errors
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