... into humans. One of the reasons the topic excites so much interest is that many regard language as a defining characteristic of our species - a capacity that distinguishes us sharply from other creatures, and gives us enormous evolutionary advantages (Durkin, 1995). Thus, there are several theoretical approaches to the explanation of language acquisition, and this paper shall consider only two of them. This paper compares the Piagetian and Chomskian views on language acquisition and attempts to present a new perspective to indicate that each has a place. Recently, a similar attempt has been made by Rowe (1997) who tried to explain the differences between the two theories based on the process of language acquisition. However, this paper discusses their differences in the study of syntax and semantics, which are the two important components of a language. One of the earlier theories on language acquisition was proposed by Noam Chomsky, ...

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