# innateness hypothesis

> expression coined by Hilary Putnam to refer to a linguistic theory of language acquisition which holds that at least some knowledge about language exists in humans at birth.

**Wikidata**: [Q6035278](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6035278)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innateness_hypothesis)  
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