Research about the ability of infants to distinguish human speech sounds indicates that
A) young infants are capable of distinguishing only the sounds they hear in their native language.
B) the ability to distinguish all speech sounds increases as infants grow older through the first year.
C) infants are able to differentiate sound differences in their own language in the first half of the first year, and sound differences in other languages in the second half of the first year.
D) infants are able to differentiate sound differences in languages other than their own in the first half of the first year, and lose this ability in the second half of the first year.

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Research shows that infants start with the ability to distinguish between all human speech sounds, including those not in their native language. However, as they grow and are exposed more to their native language, they lose the ability to distinguish sounds not relevant to their native language by the end of the first year.

Research About the Ability of Infants to Distinguish Human Speech