Vocal sounds that are not included in one's native language first begin to disappear from usage during the ________ stage of language development.

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The babbling stage is the stage of language development where infants experiment with vocal sounds, including those that are not present in their native language. As they progress into later stages, such as one-word and two-word stages, they begin to limit their repertoire to the sounds present in their native language, leading to the disappearance of those non-native sounds. Therefore, babbling is the stage where those sounds are initially present and will begin to disappear.

Vocal Sounds That Are Not Included in One's Native Language