When We Listen to a Foreign Language,the Flow of Speech

question 93

Multiple Choice

When we listen to a foreign language,the flow of speech sounds like a continuous stream.This illustrates:

• A) that oral speech cannot be segmented into constituent parts like a visual stimulus.
• B) the absence of clear boundaries or markers for spoken words.
• C) that the adult brain is not amenable to learning new languages.
• D) how the extended phrase structure determines recognition,not word segments.

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