Dylan and Yasmin were both born and raised in Toledo, Ohio. Dylan grew up in a monolingual household and speaks only English. Yasmin grew up in a household where English and Spanish were spoken regularly, and she is bilingual. Compare how and why Dylan and Yasmin are likely to differ in their ability to perceive phonemes.
What will be an ideal response?
Different languages make use of different phonemes and may also have subtle differences in how they use equivalent phonemes. Young infants have the ability to discern all of these phonemes and variations. However, as we grow older we focus our attention on the phonemes used in the languages people around us speak regularly, and we lose the ability to discern other phonemes, a process called perceptual narrowing. Because Yasmin was raised in a home where two languages were regularly spoken, it is likely that she can perceive a wider range of phonemes than Dylan can.
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