You are in an airport and hear three 11-month-old babies babbling, each from a different racial/ethnic background (Asian, Hispanic, and European). The babbling of each of these infants will
a. sound very similar because maturation is the major determinant of language acquisition in the first year.
b. consist mainly of vowel sounds because consonant sounds don't usually emerge until 12 months of age.
c. consist mainly of two-word phrases (telegraphic speech).
d. sound very different, with each child's babbles sounding quite similar to the language heard in the child's home.
D
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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