Which statement is an indicator that babbling by older infants depends on experience?
A) Babies babble sounds that are not in their native language.
B) Infants who are deaf babble vocally and manually.
C) French adults were able to distinguish between babbling by babies from French-speaking families and babbling by babies from Arabic- and Cantonese-speaking families.
D) Infants and toddlers who babble do so in their native language.

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This statement shows that by the age of several months, babies are already babbling in a way that reflects their language environment. The fact that French adults can distinguish between babbling by babies from different language backgrounds suggests that the babies' babbling is influenced by their experience with language.

Which Statement Is an Indicator That Babbling by Older Infants