Language development happens gradually over a number of stages of verbalization. Which of those stages is marked by the imitation of sounds without comprehension of them?
A)Word comprehension
B)Holophrastic speech
C)Echolalia
D)Telegraphic speech

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Echolalia, roughly the fourth stage of language development, is marked by the imitation of sounds without comprehension of them. Although babies start to understand certain words in the earlier word comprehension stage, comprehension is very limited.

Language Development Happens Gradually Over a Number of Stages of Verbalization