Noam Chomsky proposed thata. humans are genetically programmed to acquire and use language. b. language is learned through the mechanism of reinforcement. c. the underlying basis of language is different across cultures. d. as children learn language, they produce only sentences they have heard before.

a.

Explanation:

Avram Noam Chomsky is an American linguist among other fields and is sometimes referred to as "the father of modern linguistics". He was born on December 7th 1928 in Pennsylvania, United States. Chomsky proposed that humans are genetically programmed to acquire and use language as the primary source of communication.