Question

Research has demonstrated that infants: Select one: a. do not develop a preference for sounds from their own language until they are about 1 year old. b. show a preference for sounds from their own language by the time they are a week old. c. cannot distinguish sounds from their own language and other languages until they start to speak. d. cannot distinguish sounds from their own language and other languages until their vocabulary includes well over 1,000 words.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter B.

Explanation: Babies build their language skills early in life. So even if a person changes countries and forgets their native language, they will still be able to fail again quickly, scientists say.

Language knowledge is stored in the first months of life, preserved even when not used and can be revealed when language learning.