Evidence Was Presented in the Featured Study About Babbling in the Manual

question 149

Multiple Choice

Evidence was presented in the Featured Study about babbling in the manual mode. What did that study suggest about babbling?

• A)It is specifically related to maturation of the vocal tract.
• B)It is emitted by deaf infants, but they cannot use it for communication.
• C)It is an important component of language development, regardless of the modality.
• D)It is an important component of spoken speech, but not signed speech.

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