Bính is a man who is fluent in both English and Vietnamese.He has a hearing impairment and uses a hearing aid.Of the two languages he knows, Bính finds it harder to understand people who are speaking ______ because his hearing aid does a relatively poor job of conveying ______.
A)English; structure
B)Vietnamese; word segmentation
C)English; tone
D)Vietnamese; pitch

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Vietnamese is a tonal language, meaning that pitch is crucial for distinguishing word meaning. Hearing aids often struggle to convey pitch accurately, making it harder for Bính to understand Vietnamese.

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