Which of the Following Is True About Language Development in Children

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about language development in children?

• A) Infants are born with capacities to perceive the sound contrasts of all human languages.
• B) From birth, infants are highly capable of perceiving just a very narrow range of subtle contrasts between speech sounds.
• C) Infants are less sensitive to sound contrasts than adults are.
• D) All of the above

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