Children acquire language either through innate capabilities or gradual learning processes, according to different theories. Noam Chomsky believes that children learn language so quickly and efficiently because they have innate knowledge about what language looks like from the beginning. They are wired with the basic structural rules of language. While the exact process of language acquisition is still debated, it is clear that both innate abilities and environmental learning factors likely play a role as language continues to change over time as a social construct.