Patricia Kuhl's research has demonstrated that from birth up to about six months of age,infants are "citizens of the world." In the context of Kuhl's research,what does this expression convey?
A)Infants recognize when sounds change most of the time irrespective of the language being spoken.
B)Infants are exclusively sensitive to the language their parents speak between birth and six months of age.
C)Long before infants speak recognizable words,they produce a number of vocalizations in order to specifically imitate the language their parents speak.
D)Infants respond quickly to polite speech in their native language between birth and six months of age.

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According to Kuhl's research, infants are able to recognize and distinguish different sounds from different languages until around six months of age, which suggests they are not yet bounded or exclusively sensitive to one particular language. They can differentiate between consonants and vowels from any language, making them "citizens of the world."

Patricia Kuhl's Research Has Demonstrated That from Birth Up to About