When an infant is capable of perceiving the phonemes in every language,they are in the ___ stage.
A) babbling
B) telegraphic speech
C) prevocal learning
D) cooing

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The stage when an infant is capable of perceiving the phonemes in every language is called prevocal learning. During this stage, infants are able to distinguish between the different sounds used in every language, before they begin to babble or produce any meaningful words. Cooing and babbling are earlier stages and telegraphic speech is a later stage in language development.

When an Infant Is Capable of Perceiving the Phonemes in Every