Even though infants begin to use language at a very early age, suggesting some innate ability to learn language, they may still have learned much of their language from their environment. This highlights the ____ debate in language learning.
A) nature-nurture
B) biology-genes
C) early-late
D) environment-learning

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The nature-nurture debate is centered around the question of whether human behavior, including language acquisition, is determined more by genetics (nature) or environment (nurture). The fact that infants demonstrate some innate ability to learn language does not necessarily exclude the possibility that their environment also plays a significant role in their language acquisition.

Even Though Infants Begin to Use Language at a Very