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poverty of the stimulus

Noun CEFR C2

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The idea that human language cannot be learned by young children with what information they are given, unless they already have an innate knowledge of language or universal grammar.

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CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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