Children develop language competence in th

问题单项选择题

Children develop language competence in their first language in a relatively short time merely by ______ it.

A. being exposed to

B. speaking
C. using
D. listening to

答案

参考答案：A

解析：[要点透析] 乔姆斯基认为，儿童天生就有一种特殊的学习语言的能力(LAD)，不需要教他们语言，也不需要纠正其语言错误，只要让他们生活在语言环境之中(be exposed to it)，就能学会语言，并且在不知不觉中掌握其语言规则。