You are at a local day care center and you hear three 12-month-old babies babbling; each baby is from a different racial/ethnic background (Asian, Hispanic, and Caucasian). The babbling of each of these infants:
a. will sound very similar, because maturation is the major determinant of language acquisition during the first year
b. will sound very different, with each child's babbles sounding quite similar to the parents' native language
c. will consist mainly of two-word phrases (telegraphic speech)
d. will consist mainly of vowel sounds, because consonant sounds don't usually emerge until 14 months of age
B
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What will be an ideal response?
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