The ability of speakers of a language to correctly perceive boundaries between words is known as ______.
A)phonemic restoration
B)formant formation
C)lexical synching
D)word segmentation

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Word segmentation refers to the ability of a speaker to perceive the boundaries between words in spoken language. Phonetic restoration refers to the ability of a listener to fill in missing sounds in speech, formant formation refers to the shaping of the vocal tract to produce specific sounds, and lexical synching is not a commonly used term in linguistics.

The Ability of Speakers of a Language to Correctly Perceive