Mean Length of Utterance (MLU)refers to

question 159

Multiple Choice

Mean length of utterance (MLU) refers to

• A) the average number of morphemes a child uses in a sentence.
• B) the total number of sounds a child makes when trying to express herself.
• C) the average number of letters in the child's usual utterances.
• D) None of these

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