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Language Development

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Children begin to learn about language from a very early age. In fact, it appears that this is [blank] even before we are born. Newborns show a [blank] for their mother's voice and appear to be able to [blank] between the language spoken by their mother and other languages.

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Children begin to learn about language from a very early age. In fact, it appears that this is occurring even before we are born. Newborns show a preference for their mother's voice and appear to be able to discriminate between the language spoken by their mother and other languages.
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