Lacking any exposure to language before adolescence,a person will never master any language due to the ________ of unemployed neural connections.

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The process of pruning refers to the brain's natural process of eliminating unused neural connections. Without any exposure to language before adolescence, the brain would not have formed connections related to language and therefore these connections would be pruned, making it impossible to develop mastery over any language.

Lacking Any Exposure to Language Before Adolescence,a Person Will Never