Every normal human baby is __________.A) born with the capacity to notice all sound contrasts made in his languageB) born with the capacity to notice all sound contrasts made in any human languageC) born with sets of morphemes in place that later get assembled into wordsD) born with right-hemisphere-generated language functions

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Every normal human baby is __________.A)  born with the capacity to notice all sound contrasts made in his languageB)  born with the capacity to notice all sound contrasts made in any human languageC)  born with sets of morphemes in place that later get assembled into wordsD)  born with right-hemisphere-generated language functions

Valeria Reyes · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Normal human babies are born with the innate ability to distinguish all phonetic contrasts used in any language, not just their native one. This capacity typically narrows as they grow older and become more attuned to the specific sounds of their native language(s). Choices A, C, and D are incorrect because they either limit the capacity to only the baby's language, suggest an incorrect mechanism of language acquisition, or inaccurately assign language functions to a specific hemisphere.

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