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Early on, children are sensitive to every phoneme there is.
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So, English-speaking children, for instance,
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can--English-speaking babies, babies who are born in the United States
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can distinguish between English phonemes
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like "Lip" And "Rip".
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But they could also distinguish between phonemic contrasts
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that are not exemplified in English,
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such as phonemic contrasts in Czech or Hindi.
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Yes.
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I'm wondering if you can say the wrong things to them --to infants
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based on what you were saying before.
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Because I was in France one summer