Instead , Chomsky claims language learners possess innate principles building a ' language acquisition device ' ( LAD ) in the brain .
Chomsky ( 1969 ) asserts that environmental factors must be relatively unimportant for language emergence , as so many different factors surround children acquiring L1 .
Chomsky claims language learners possess innate principles building a ' language acquisition device ' ( LAD ) in the brain .
Chomsky ( 1969 ) asserts that environmental factors must be relatively unimportant for language emergence , as so many different factors surround children acquiring L1 .