Regarding Learning a Second Language

question 1

Multiple Choice

Regarding learning a second language:

• A) one will learn more slowly if one learns as an adult than as a child.
• B) one will be able to approximate native accents more closely if one learns as a child than as an adult.
• C) it doesn't matter when one starts.
• D) one will learn equally quickly at any age but will not learn the correct accent if one learns as an adult.

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Definitions:

Disjoint

Referring to sets that have no elements in common; also used to describe events that cannot occur at the same time.

Proportion

The fraction of times an event occurs relative to the total number of trials or instances.

M&M Candy

A brand of colorful, button-shaped chocolates with a letter "m" printed on them, encased in a sugar shell.

Drawn

A term used to describe an outcome or result that ends in a tie or no clear winner, or the process of extracting or pulling something.