Based on the phonotactic constraints of the English language, which nonsense word would elicit from English babies a different (longer or shorter) looking time than the others during a head-turn test?
A) Mfoenidg
B) Fsedoq
C) Fendstom
D) Eodzimdk

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English has a constraint against consonant clusters at the end of syllables. "Fendstom" violates this constraint with the consonant cluster "ndst" at the end of the first syllable, which may make it sound less like a real word than the other options to English-speaking babies.

Based on the Phonotactic Constraints of the English Language, Which