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shenderson6

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Children acquiring Mandarin learn verb earlier than children acquiring English because:
 
  A. most verbs in Mandarin are only a single syllable long, making it easy for children to remember the verbs.
  B. Mandarin uses a character based writing system that makes it easier for verbs to be identified.
  C. the structure of Mandarin grammar means that children are more likely to hear verbs in a prominent position, namely the end of the sentence.
  D. it is not true that children acquiring Mandarin acquire verbs earlier than children acquiring English.

Question 2

Which of the following differences among languages has been show to influence children's linguistic development?
 
  A. the phonological inventory of a language's sound system
  B. the frequency of occurrence of a language's grammatical markers
  C. the structure of the lexicon and the grammar of the language
  D. all of the above have been shown to influence children's language development



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D




shenderson6

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Wow, this really help


atrochim

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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