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Theories of Language and Their Acquisition

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Which theory proposes that language is a biologically innate ability, hardwired in the human brain?

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Nativism
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Nativism, also known as the Universal Grammar Theory, suggests that humans are born with an innate capacity for language, including a set of universal grammatical principles.

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