alleryBabbling by deaf babies shows what about babbling?
AIt is plain imitation
BIt is a natural step
COnly hearing babies do it
DIt starts after age three
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. It is a natural step
1. Deaf babies babble in the same patterns as hearing babies.
2. So babbling is not simple imitation of heard sounds.
3. It is a natural part of language development, though deaf babies babble later and less.
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