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Regarding Steven Pinker's book 'The Language Instinct' and his relationship with Noam Chomsky's linguistic theories, all of the following are true EXCEPT that Pinker:
- 1writes in a significantly different, more accessible prose style than Chomsky.
- 2openly disagrees with Chomsky on specific evolutionary and adaptive grounds.
- 3draws extensively from Chomsky's core propositions regarding innate grammar.
- 4relies heavily on traditional behavioral psychology theories to explain language acquisition.✓
Correct answer
relies heavily on traditional behavioral psychology theories to explain language acquisition.
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