Which of the following statements is true about infants?
A)They are not born with the ability to recognize all phonemes.
B)By the time they are 2 months old,they can recognize only the phonemes of the language to which they are exposed.
C)By the time they are 9 months old,they can recognize only the phonemes of the language to which they are exposed.
D)By the time they are 12 months old,they can recognize only the phonemes of the language to which they are exposed.

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Infants are born with the ability to recognize all phonemes, but by around 9 months, they start to specialize in the phonemes of the language they are exposed to, losing the ability to distinguish some phonemes not present in their native language.

Which of the Following Statements Is True About Infants