Research on young children has revealed interesting insights into language acquisition. They include
A) a child is equipped from birth with the capacity to reproduce all the sounds in the world's languages.
B) at six months, a child can distinguish hundreds of consonants and vowels.
C) by one year old, a child will recognize the sound clusters of their caretakers.
D) all of the above.

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Research indicates that young children are born with the ability to produce and distinguish a wide range of sounds from all languages. By six months, they can differentiate between many consonants and vowels, and by one year, they start recognizing familiar sound patterns from their environment.

Research on Young Children Has Revealed Interesting Insights into Language