After children speak their first words, verbal acquisition tends to be
a. fast, with children speaking 40-50 words within a month.
b. slow, with children speaking 10-30 words within 3-4 months.
c. fast, as expressive vocabulary outpaces receptive vocabulary.
d. ?slow, with children acquiring about one new word each day.
b
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