With which of the following statements would linguist Noam Chomsky would agree?

A. All human beings learn languages through the process of reinforcement and shaping.
B. There is essentially a single universal grammar underlying all human languages.
C. There are many learning processes involved in the actual process of language learning.
D. Humans speak because they want to convey an idea or a feeling and not because they have been reinforced to do so.


Answer: B

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