Whether lexicalization is a language-specific process has been the subject of studies on:
A) exposing children to terms such as chromium and olive.
B) observing Spanish-speaking adults' use of novel verbs in videotaped lessons.
C) comparing how children describe motion in Korean and English languages.
D) All of these answers are true.

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Lexicalization, the process by which concepts become encoded into words, varies across languages, as illustrated by all the provided options. Each option explores different aspects of how languages may lexicalize concepts differently, whether through the introduction of specific terms (A), the use of novel verbs in a language (B), or the comparison of how motion is described differently in two languages (C), indicating that lexicalization is indeed a language-specific process.

Whether Lexicalization Is a Language-Specific Process Has Been the Subject