"poverty of the stimulus" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Noam Chomsky in 1980, though he had argued for the idea some years earlier. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} poverty of the stimulus (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics) 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. Wikipedia link: Noam Chomsky Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-poverty_of_the_stimulus-en-noun-WMJxsl9B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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