Question

Some researchers believe in the nativist perspective when it comes to language. What does this mean?

Answer 1

It means that the ability and capacity to learn language is inborn. A part of who we are.

Answer 2

and, furthermore, It means that it is not part of a social construction and doesn´t depend of the social mediation. So, we could say that there is a nativist perspective and, on the other side, a social perspective of the language development. As a tip to see more about this discussion, watch the movie "The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser".