What researcher is largely responsible for the belief that humans r born with a special capacity for language?

Question

What researcher is largely responsible for the belief that humans r born with a special capacity for language?

Answer 1

You could try Noam Chomsky and Steven Pinker.

Answer 2

Noam Chomsky has the theory that humans are born with a Language Acquisition Device (LAD) and that we are "pre-wired" to learn language. It is an innate ability. Here is a website that may help: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/talktoyo...

Answer 3

Steven Pinker - the pity of it is that he is SOOO bad at using language to explain his ideas; the books are bloated and turgid with too many words chasing too few ideas.