Which of the following best describes the concept of a sensitive period for language learning?

a. a time period in which the learning of language must occur or it never will
b. a time period in which the rules of language are best learned
c. a time period in which children must be exposed to spoken language in order to learn it
d. a time period in which the capacity for learning new words is especially pronounced


D

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