Question

Before 6 months of age, infants around the world are able to vocalize _______________, but at about 6 months of age they begin vocalizing _____________.

Answer 1

They vocalize a handful of universal phonemes, but at around 6 months they will start to specialize in the phonemes of the language that is mainly being spoken in their home and/or culture. This shows that there is a specialization in language that begins to take place at around this age.