As a Baby Has More Exposure to Her Mother Tongue

question 102

Multiple Choice

As a baby has more exposure to her mother tongue, she loses to ability to distinguish between:

• A)phonemes used by native speakers of the child's mother tongue"
• B)local dialects used by native speakers of the child's mother tongue"
• C)phonemes unused by native speakers of the child's mother tongue"
• D)accents of non-native speakers of the child's mother tongue"

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Definitions:

Post-formal

A stage of cognitive development succeeding Piaget's formal operational stage, characterized by the understanding that truth may vary from situation to situation and logic can be influenced by emotion.

Adult Stage

A phase in human development that follows adolescence and is characterized by full physical maturity and the assumption of roles related to employment, parenthood, or societal contributions.

Mature

Having reached full physical or mental development; showing qualities such as wisdom and responsibility that come with adulthood.

Pragmatic

relates to practical considerations or actions focused on dealing with the situations in a realistic manner.