Studies of babies listening to nonsense syllables demonstrated that babies:
A) can distinguish phonological differences in utterances.
B) can process patterns of sounds in utterances.
C) evelop rules for receptive communication.
D) All of these answers are true.

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Studies have shown that babies as young as a few days old can distinguish between different phonemes or sounds in speech, indicating that they can distinguish phonological differences in utterances. Additionally, research has found that babies are able to process patterns of sounds in utterances, such as recognizing syllables that commonly occur together in their native language. Finally, exposure to language in the first year of life allows babies to develop rules for receptive communication, such as recognizing sentence structure and word order. Therefore, all of these answers are true.

Studies of Babies Listening to Nonsense Syllables Demonstrated That Babies