The innate language mechanism helps children to develop the spoken language of his or her home. What happens to this system if the infant is deaf?

a. The language pattern is developed at totally different rates and sequences.
b. The infant will innately develop babble-like hand movements that are sign equivalents of speech sounds. c. The infant will not be responsive to his or her environment.
d. The infant will still learn the spoken language of family.


ANSWER: b

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