Which of the following characteristics of the language acquisition device has received the
most experimental support?
a. A critical period for language acquisition exists during childhood.
b. Reinforcement is unnecessary for the learning of language.
c. Children make and test hypotheses for how language should be used.
d. The language acquisition device is composed of specific, innate brain mechanisms.
e. Learning a second language is simpler after mastering the first language.
a. A critical period for language acquisition exists during childhood.
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