By 1 year of age most babies are babbling using consonants and syllables. If you listened to this babble you would be:
A) struck by how similar the sounds are across languages
B) able to infer something about the language being spoken by adults during the baby's development
C) able to predict the age at which the child would begin using language
D) able to predict the infant's future language competence

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By listening to a baby's babbling, you can infer something about the language being spoken around them during their development. For example, if a baby is babbling using only certain consonants and syllables that are common in the language of their caregivers, it can suggest that they are being exposed to that language more frequently. This can help predict which language the child will be more likely to learn and use in the future. However, it cannot accurately predict the age at which the child will begin using language or their future language competence.

By 1 Year of Age Most Babies Are Babbling Using