Although adults have difficulty discriminating among many language sounds that are not present in the languages that they speak,___________ can discriminate among the sounds of all languages.
A) 10-month-old infants
B) 2-year-old infants
C) 5-year-old children
D) 9-year-old children
E) both A and B

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10-month-old infants are still in a critical period of language development where they can discriminate among the sounds of all languages, a capability that diminishes as they grow older and their language abilities become more specialized.

Although Adults Have Difficulty Discriminating Among Many Language Sounds That