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In advanced second language acquisition theory and psycholinguistics, Noam Chomsky's nativist hypothesis and Stephen Krashen's Monitor Model offer distinct frameworks regarding human language development. Consider the following four advanced propositions: I. Chomsky's Universal Grammar (UG) paradigm asserts that the human brain contains an innate, domain-specific Language Acquisition Device (LAD) equipped with universal structural principles and parameters, which resolves the 'poverty of the stimulus' dilemma by enabling children to construct complex grammar from degenerate linguistic input. II. Krashen's Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis maintains that conscious grammar 'learning' can effortlessly and directly convert into subconscious 'acquisition' through intense mechanical drills and explicit rule memorization, allowing fluent spontaneous output without reliance on the monitor. III. The Affective Filter Hypothesis posits that emotional variables such as low anxiety, high self-confidence, and strong motivation lower the mental block, enabling incoming comprehensible input ($i+1$) to pass freely into the language acquisition mechanism. IV. In stark contrast to Chomsky's nativist framework, connectionist and emergentist models argue that language acquisition does not stem from innate domain-specific linguistic blueprints, but rather emerges from general cognitive processing mechanisms driven by statistical frequency and distributional patterns in environmental input. Identify the option that correctly evaluates the linguistic, psychological, and theoretical validity of propositions I, II, III, and IV according to modern second language acquisition research and Second-language acquisition principles.
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Propositions I, III, and IV are entirely correct. Proposition I reflects Chomsky's nativist theory and the poverty of the stimulus argument (Universal grammar). Proposition III accurately describes Krashen's Affective Filter Hypothesis regarding comprehensible input ($i+1$). Proposition IV correctly summarizes connectionist and emergentist critiques of nativism. Proposition II is invalid because Krashen's non-interface hypothesis explicitly states that conscious learning and subconscious acquisition are separate systems, and learned knowledge cannot turn into acquired competence.
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