language organ

noun

The innate human mental capacity to learn language.

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Meanings

nounlanguage organ (plural language organs)

plural language organs

  1. Chomskyan linguisticsThe innate human mental capacity to learn language.
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language organ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20organ

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“language organ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20organ. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “language organ,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/language%20organ.

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