In one study, deaf toddlers and preschoolers whose parents discouraged manual signing and addressed them verbally
A) spontaneously produced a gestural communication system.
B) reached language milestones at the same time as their hearing agemates.
C) did not develop stable vocabularies or systematic grammatical rules.
D) generated a communication system that was limited to writing.

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Deaf toddlers and preschoolers in the study spontaneously produced a gestural communication system when their parents discouraged manual signing and addressed them verbally, demonstrating the innate human capacity for language and communication through alternative means.

In One Study, Deaf Toddlers and Preschoolers Whose Parents Discouraged