In What Way Are Newborns More Linguistically Sophisticated Than the Average

question 72

Multiple Choice

In what way are newborns more linguistically sophisticated than the average adult?

• A) They can auditorily distinguish between more phonemes.
• B) They can produce more phonemes.
• C) They do not habituate to new phonemes.
• D) Newborns have no linguistic advantages over adults.

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Definitions:

Organize

To arrange or put in order; to structure systematically.

Formal Tone

A style of communication that is polite, restrained, and follows conventional standards and practices.

First-Person Pronouns

Pronouns that refer to the speaker or writer ('I', 'me', 'my', 'mine', 'we', 'us', 'our', 'ours').

Second-Person Pronouns

Pronouns used to address the listener or reader directly, commonly "you" in English.