noun as in strong fondness

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nativism, empiricism

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Example:Unlike transformationalism, nativism does not focus on the process of syntactic transformation, but rather the innate knowledge.

Definition:The belief that all knowledge of language is innate and not learned through experience.

From nativism

Example:Empiricism and transformationalism have different approaches; the former relies on observation and experience, while the latter focuses on linguistic transformational rules innate to the brain.

Definition:A philosophical and scientific theory that all knowledge derives exclusively from empirical evidence or sensory experience.

From empiricism