Children's syntactic development refers to their learning of the
A) meaning system and words of their language.
B) cultural rules for how their language is used.
C) rules for combining the words in their language.
D) sound system of their language.

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Syntactic development refers to the rules for combining words in a language, including how words are ordered in a sentence and the use of grammar. A is incorrect because it refers to semantic development, the learning of the meaning of words and language. B is incorrect because it refers to pragmatic development, the cultural rules for language use. D is incorrect because it refers to phonological development, the learning of the sound system of a language.

Children's Syntactic Development Refers to Their Learning of the