Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A)Human speech must be learned through a speech community.
B)There is a critical period in which language acquisition must occur in humans.
C)Children raised in isolation are never able to fully overcome this language disability.
D)Children begin experimenting with actual language sounds by the age of 6 months.
E)There is some limited biological basis for learning one language over another.

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The incorrect statement is E, as there is no strong evidence to suggest a biological basis for learning one language over another. Language acquisition capabilities are generally uniform across human populations, and the specific language learned is determined by social and environmental factors, not biological predisposition towards one language over another.

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