What role does infant-directed speech play in language acquisition?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer would include the following key points:
• Infant-directed speech is a type of speech characterized by short, simple sentences.
• Newborns appear to prefer infant-directed speech over regular speech.
• Some research suggests that babies who are exposed to a great deal of infant-directed speech early in life seem to begin to use words and show other forms of linguistic competence earlier.
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a. Neither John nor Marsha accepts Vygotsky's views. b. Both John and Marsha agree with Vygotsky. c. John, but not Marsha, accepts Vygotsky. d. Marsha, but not John, accepts Vygotsky.
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