Psycholinguists have found evidence for all of the following EXCEPT:
A) children combine words in ways that adults never would.
B) adults consistently correct their children's syntax.
C) children in different cultures go through similar stages of linguistic development.
D) children as young as seven months can derive simple linguistic rules.

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Psycholinguists have found evidence for all of the other options. Children do combine words in unique ways, children in different cultures have similar stages of linguistic development, and research has shown that infants as young as seven months can derive simple linguistic rules. However, there is no evidence that adults consistently correct their children's syntax. In fact, studies have shown that adults often do not correct specific grammar mistakes made by children because they understand the meaning of what the child is trying to say.

Psycholinguists Have Found Evidence for All of the Following EXCEPT