Noam Chomsky proposed that
A. humans are genetically programmed to acquire and use language.
B. language is learned through the mechanism of reinforcement.
C. as children learn language, they produce only sentences they have heard before.
D. the underlying basis of language is different across cultures.
Answer: A
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