Question

Lila is seven months old and has been babbling for a while now. She has recently started forming words such as "Dog," and "Dad." Her parents love it when Lila speaks, and they smile and encourage her. Lila’s speech grows quickly over the next few months. From a nativist position, what is the best explanation for this?

Answer 1

Answer and explanation:

Lila's language progression comes as the direct result of her parents' encouragement. If they did not encourage her, the language development would be slowed.

In this case we are told that Lila has not been making progress for a while; however, we are told that Lila's parents keep encouraging her and consequently, her speech grows quickly. Because of her parent's reinforcement, we can conclude that Lila's speech developped thanks to all the support.