Dale is six and his sister Alina is four. One major difference that you would expect in comparing their language development would be
A) Alina's expressions would have a longer mean length of utterance.
B) Dale would be more likely to incorporate overextensions into his expressions.
C) Alina would be less likely to use telegraphic speech in communicating ideas.
D) Dale's expressions would have a longer mean length of utterance.

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Generally, as children age and continue to develop their language skills, their mean length of utterance (MLU) increases. Therefore, we would expect Dale, who is older than Alina, to have a longer MLU in his expressions.

Dale Is Six and His Sister Alina Is Four