Steven is 8 months old and has begun to produce repetitive strings of vowel and consonant sounds,such as "pa-pa-pa-pa." According to the text,this stage of prespeech language development is called
A) cooing.
B) babbling.
C) intonation expression.
D) protolanguage.

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The stage of prespeech language development in which a baby begins to produce repetitive strings of vowel and consonant sounds is called babbling. Cooing refers to the early stage of making vowel sounds, intonation expression describes the tonal patterns used when babbling, and protolanguage refers to a system of communication before a fully developed language has emerged.

Steven Is 8 Months Old and Has Begun to Produce