Baby talkOnline version Description of how babies learn to talk by PEDREROS MAYORGA ANGELA IVONNE 1 It has been proven that a language can't be actually preserved, if it is exclusively used and spoken by adults who have it as their native language. a True b False 2 After ____ years old, there is no the same ability to learn a language as babies. a 12 b 2 c 7 d 18 3 Adults can't discriminate language sounds as well as babies because: a After some time, they became people with culture-bound and language bound features. b After some time, they became people unable to learn new concepts. c Adults can just learn vocabulary but not sounds d 18 4 "Motherese" is: a The language Japanese mothers use to speak to their kids. b The language used in the experiment with the babies. c The universal language parents use to talk to kids d 18 5 What do bilingual people do? a They must keep two sets of statistics in mind at once and flip between them b They must learn plenty of vocabulary and read a lot. c They must translate from one language to another one very fast. d 18 6 For babies to be able to take language statistics, they need: a To be exposed to audio and TV language samples. b To be exposed to human contact because it is absolutely necessary. c To be exposed to bilingual or multilingual people. d 18
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