Mean length of utterance (MLU) refers to
A) the average number of morphemes a child uses in a sentence.
B) the total number of sounds a child makes when trying to express herself.
C) the average number of letters in the child's usual utterances.
D) the amount of time that passes between when a child starts and stops speaking.

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Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) is a measure used in the study of child language acquisition, which calculates the average number of morphemes (the smallest units of meaning in a language) per sentence that a child uses, providing insight into their linguistic development.

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