Asked by armando

Which of the following is not true about the mean length of utterance (MLU)?
A.
The MLU tracks the complexity of syntax usage.
B.
The MLU is measured in morphemes.
C.
The MLU refers to the length of spoken statements.
D.
The MLU increases as children mature.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C

Explanation: MLU specifically measures the mean length of utterances in morphemes (an index of syntactic/grammatical complexity) and typically increases as children mature. It is not a simple measure of the raw length of spoken statements (e.g., words or time).