Asked by Brooke Bradley on Jun 26, 2024
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What should you expect to find if you were to compare adult speech with the variety of noises made by infants under six months of age
A) Adults can produce more phonemes than are infants.
B) Adults and infants both use the same number of phonemes.
C) Infants produce more phonemes than adults do.
D) Infants produce more morphemes than adults do.
Phonemes
The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish words.
Morphemes
The tiniest parts of language grammar that hold semantic value.
Adult Speech
The way in which adults communicate using language, typically more complex and varied in vocabulary than child speech.
- Explain the evolution of language in children from initial babbling stages to intricate structure development.
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BG
Brittney GirdlestoneJun 26, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Infants under six months of age can produce a wider range of phonemes, including sounds not found in the language(s) they are exposed to. As they grow older, they gradually lose this ability and produce only the phonemes relevant to their native language(s), whereas adults are limited to the phonemes of their native language(s).
Learning Objectives
- Explain the evolution of language in children from initial babbling stages to intricate structure development.