Which of the Following Statements Is Most Accurate Regarding Our

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding our current understanding of linguistic development?

• A)linguistic development is a simple process of imitation.
• B)every human is born with a language acquisition device.
• C)there appear to be sensitive periods for language acquisition.
• D)a child will never speak if he/she doesn't have expressive language by the age of seven.

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