Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding Learning Native-Language

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding learning native-language sound categories and patterns?

• A) Findings indicate that categorical perception is unique to linguistic input.
• B) Phonemes tend to be similar across all contemporary languages.
• C) Compared to young infants, adults are sensitive to a much wider range of categories than exists in their own language.
• D) Between 6 and 8 months, infants start to organize speech into the phonemic categories of their own language.