In Which Situation Would Speakers Be Most Likely to Use

question 25

Multiple Choice

In which situation would speakers be most likely to use prosodic cues that are helpful for disambiguating spoken language?

• A) Working together with a friend to build a birdhouse
• B) Giving instructions for building a birdhouse over the phone to a friend
• C) Reading instructions for building a birdhouse aloud to a friend
• D) Recording instructions for building a birdhouse to be heard by a friend at a later time

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Definitions:

Sound Waves

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Fetus

The name for a developing human organism from the start of the ninth week after conception until birth.

In Utero

Pertaining to or occurring within the uterus; often used to describe development or conditions before birth.

Genetic and Environmental Factors

Elements that contribute to the development and characteristics of organisms, including inherited genes from parents and conditions of the environment in which the organism lives.