Peter's mother is a native Spanish speaker,and his father is a native English speaker.He hears both languages equally often and is addressed in Spanish by his mother and in English by his father.If Peter is a typical toddler,how will his language skills be affected by this early experience?

A) He will be able to understand one language but not the other.
B) He will often mix the two languages together and be unable to differentiate them.
C) He will be able to differentiate between both languages.
D) His cognitive skills will lag behind those of similar-aged monolingual children.

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Niranjan Reddy · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Peter will likely develop the ability to differentiate and understand both the languages equally well. Research suggests that bilingual children have cognitive advantages such as greater problem-solving skills and an enhanced working memory compared to monolingual children.

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