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Kanako is 5 years old, and her parents have just moved from japan to the united states. since the japanese language does not make a distinction between the /l/ and /r/ sounds, what will happen to kanako's and her parents' abilities to distinguish between these sounds in the united states?

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The understanding of their language and a foreign language would have some difficulty in adjusting. The family might not differentiate the language for awhile such as the word “left” would be pronounced as “reft” in confusion.


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