If the sounds belong to the same phonemic category, infants become better at discriminating them as they grow older.

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Infants are actually better at discriminating sounds from different languages when they are younger, and their ability to distinguish between sounds that do not belong to their native language's phonemic categories decreases as they grow older and become more specialized in their native language.

If the Sounds Belong to the Same Phonemic Category, Infants