Multiple Choice
Research on young children has revealed interesting insights into language acquisition. They include
A) a child is equipped from birth with the capacity to reproduce all the sounds in the world's languages.
B) at six months, a child can distinguish hundreds of consonants and vowels.
C) by one year old, a child will recognize the sound clusters of their caretakers.
D) all of the above.
Correct Answer:
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