Efforts to teach language to nonhuman primates __________. A) ...

[mckennatimberlake]

Efforts to teach language to nonhuman primates __________.
 
  A) prove that, with appropriate training, any animal can acquire a vocabulary of several dozen symbols
  B) show that, after extensive training, chimpanzees using sign language can produce complex sentences
  C) have been completely unsuccessful because animals cannot learn even basic language
  D) show that the ability to master a grammatically complex language system is unique to humans

Question 2

Chomskys LAD is a(n) __________.
 
  A) device that allows parents to directly teach language to children
  B) linguistic tutoring device by which parents provide children assistance in learning grammatical rules
  C) computer device that attempts to generate the linguistic rules that are needed for language acquisition
  D) innate language system that enables children to understand and speak in a rule-oriented fashion

[nikmaaacs]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D

[mckennatimberlake]

Thank you

[nikmaaacs]

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