In Jusczyk Et Al

question 10

Essay

In Jusczyk et al.'s 1999 study, the researchers reported that 10.5-month-olds detected the phonetic difference between night rate and nitrates. Using the principle of assimilation, describe how infants are able to make this distinction.

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