Noam Chomsky's observations of language suggest that
A) language will develop with or without input from others.
B) language does not involve any predisposition; it is a learned capacity.
C) human beings possess an inborn language-generating mechanism.
D) genetic factors play no role in language development.

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Noam Chomsky's theory of Universal Grammar suggests that humans have an innate ability to understand the basic principles of language, which he describes as an inborn language-generating mechanism. This contrasts with the idea that language is purely learned from the environment.

Noam Chomsky's Observations of Language Suggest That