Sopheap, a five-month-old born to parents in Cambodia who speak the Khmer language,
a. would have difficulty distinguishing some phonemes in English that are not part of the Khmer language.
b. would have no difficulty distinguishing phonemes in English, since they are the same as those found in his native Khmer language.
c. should be able to distinguish all the phonemes in English, including some that may not be part of the Khmer language.
d. would be unable to distinguish even the phonemes that are part of his native Khmer language because infants that young are still unable to distinguish speech sounds.
C
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