As theorized by Noam Chomsky, the LAD is responsible for
A) speech production.
B) language comprehension.
C) language disorder.
D) child language acquisition.

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Noam Chomsky proposed that humans are born with an innate ability to learn language, which he called the language acquisition device (LAD). The LAD is responsible for a child's ability to quickly and effortlessly learn the language(s) spoken around them. Therefore, the best answer is option D, child language acquisition.

As Theorized by Noam Chomsky, the LAD Is Responsible for