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Which view stresses talk between a child and knowledgeable adults?

AStrict nativism
BStatistical learning
CSocial interactionism
DGenerative nativism
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Social interactionism
1. Social interactionism explains language growth through interaction with linguistically knowledgeable adults. 2. It builds on the socio-cultural ideas of Lev Vygotsky and became prominent through Jerome Bruner. 3. Nativism stresses inborn structures, and statistical learning stresses pattern detection. 4. So the view built on adult-child talk is social interactionism. **Why not the others:** Nativism, in both forms, stresses inborn structure, and statistical learning stresses the child detecting patterns in input. _Source: Wikipedia, "Language acquisition", section "Social interactionism" (revision 1375526787)_
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