Which Statement About Children Who Are Exposed to Two Languages

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which statement about children who are exposed to two languages from birth is NOT true?

• A) Children exposed to two languages often confuse the grammar of the two languages.
• B) Children exposed to two languages may appear to lag behind monolingual children on some language measures.
• C) Children exposed to two languages tend to perform better than monolingual children on cognitive measures.
• D) Children exposed to two languages correctly use the phonological systems of each language to pronounce words in that language and not words in the other language.

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