When infants reach about 6 months of age they begin babbling; that is:
a) they begin repeating consonant-vowel combinations.
b) they begin learning the rules of syntax.
c) they begin stringing morphemes together.
d) they begin using words to construct nonsensical utterances.
ANS: A
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