Six-month-old Seiko is growing up in a home where Japanese is the only language spoken. Is she likely to be able to discriminate speech sounds that are used in English but are not used in Japanese?

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Matthias Rodriguez

30 July, 03:25

Six-month-old Seiko is growing up in a home where Japanese is the only language spoken. Is she likely to be able to discriminate speech sounds that are used in English but are not used in Japanese?

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Amaya Novak · Answer 1

Answer:Yes

Explanation:

Yes, Seiko will be able to discriminate the voices now will eventually lose this ability with time.

Phonemes are important building blocks require to render words. The ability of an infant to distinguish phonemes decreases with time. If English is used more often in the home then Seiko can master English along with Japanese over a while.