Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship between the development of language production and that of language comprehension?

a. The development of language production lags behind that of language comprehension. b. The development of language production is usually slightly more advanced than that of language comprehension. c. The development of language production is usually much more advanced than that of language comprehension. d. Language production and language comprehension develop in tandem.

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Jasiah Hobbs

22 April, 15:07

Which of the following statements best expresses the relationship between the development of language production and that of language comprehension?

a. The development of language production lags behind that of language comprehension. b. The development of language production is usually slightly more advanced than that of language comprehension. c. The development of language production is usually much more advanced than that of language comprehension. d. Language production and language comprehension develop in tandem.

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Makayla Humphrey · Answer 1

The correct answer is letter A.

Language comprehension and production are complex communication activities that involve common linguistic and cognitive resources, but with distinct functions.

In language comprehension, we have decoding processes of verbal information, while in language production we have the inverse process of coding.