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Meaning of poverty of the stimulus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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.

uncountable

CEFR level

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

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