Infants all over the world use the same sounds when they first begin babbling, including sounds that do not occur in the language of their parents.

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This statement is true. It is a widely accepted phenomenon in language acquisition research that infants all over the world produce similar babbling sounds, regardless of the language or languages they are exposed to at home. This is known as universal babbling. Eventually, the sounds they produce will start to resemble the sounds of the language(s) they are exposed to.

Infants All Over the World Use the Same Sounds When