What is one shortcoming of Chomsky's nativist perspective of language development?

A. It does not account for children's unique utterances.
B. The nativist perspective does not explain how language development occurs.
C. Language learning occurs more quickly than Chomsky describes.
D. It overstates the role of context and environment on language development.


Answer: B

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