A comparison of birdsong with human language suggests that
A) songbirds are pre-programmed to sing specific songs from birth, whereas children have to be exposed to speech sounds in order to be able to produce them.
B) songbirds can only produce memorized sequences of sounds, whereas children can produce novel combinations of words.
C) both human infants and young songbirds must practice their vocal skills in order to master them.
D) both children and songbirds show evidence of Hockett's feature of semanticity in their communication.

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Both human infants and young songbirds indeed need to practice their vocalizations to become proficient, highlighting a parallel in the learning process of vocal skills across species.

A Comparison of Birdsong with Human Language Suggests That