Tina is 6 months old,Vincenzo is 2 years and 7 months old,and Wayne is 3.5 years old.Which alternative below CORRECTLY pairs each child with the appropriate language acquisition stage or phenomenon?
A) Tina-overgeneralization;Vincenzo-babbling;Wayne-telegraphic speech
B) Tina-babbling;Vincenzo-telegraphic speech;Wayne-overgeneralization
C) Tina-telegraphic speech;Vincenzo-babbling;Wayne-overgeneralization
D) Tina-babbling;Vincenzo-overgeneralization;Wayne-telegraphic speech

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At 6 months old, Tina is in the prelinguistic stage and is likely babbling (option A and C are incorrect because overgeneralization and telegraphic speech occur in later stages of language acquisition). 
At 2 years and 7 months old, Vincenzo is likely in the two-word utterances stage, also known as telegraphic speech (option B is the only one that correctly identifies Vincenzo's stage). 
At 3.5 years old, Wayne is likely in the overgeneralization stage, where he is applying grammar rules too broadly (option B is the only one that correctly identifies Wayne's stage).

Tina Is 6 Months Old,Vincenzo Is 2 Years and 7