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 is the element of innate acquisition know as?
Language Acqusition Device
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Which of the following did Chomsky find?
Children everywhere seem to learn language at the same pace, moving through similar stages of development at similar ages irrespective of their culture and mother tongue.
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When did Chomsky find to be the 'critical period'?
Between the ages of 2 and 7
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