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Over the first 2 years of life, children transform from wailing newborns who communicate their needs through cries to toddlers who can use words to articulate their needs, desires, and thoughts. Developmental scientists have offered several explanations for infants’ rapid acquisition of language. Some explanations emphasize the role of the environment in accounting for language, whereas others emphasize biological factors.