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his linguistic theories are premissed upon an innate capacity for language (we're hardwired to communicate with words). This is in opposition to empiricism, which usually posits no a priorimental faculties. If you're not an empiricist, you're a rationalist (or a kantian, which is really where chomsky takes his cues).
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