Korean differs from English in that English has an /f/ phoneme and a /p/ phoneme, whereas Korean lacks the /f/ phoneme.To many Koreans, these two phonemes sound the same.Applying what is discussed in the textbook about language acquisition to Ji-su, who is Korean, which of the following would you most likely expect to occur?
A) If Ji-su learns English as an infant, Korean and English will both be represented in separate, nonoverlapping areas in her brain.
B) Ji-su will be able to perceive the difference between /f/ and /p/ in her first year.
C) Ji-su can learn to master English grammar but will not be able to perceive /f/ and /p/ differently, regardless of the age of acquisition.
D) Ji-su will have Korean and English both represented in the same area in the brain, regardless of the age of acquisition.
E) Ji-su can learn to perceive the difference between /f/ and /p/ well, regardless of the age of acquisition.
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