Research indicates that around 7 to 9 months, infants
A) detect when words are deliberately mispronounced.
B) begin to divide the speech stream into wordlike units.
C) become sensitive to syllable stress patterns in their own language.
D) detect words that start with weak syllables.
Answer: B
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