Four-year-old Lacy asks her mother, "What's that?" Her mother replies, "It's an ice-cream maker." Lacy says, "No, you're the ice-cream maker and that's an ice-cream make." Lacy's remarks illustrate
A) illocutionary intent.
B) referential communication skills.
C) categorical speech perception.
D) metalinguistic awareness.
D
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