How babble becomes language

How babble becomes language

Even in the womb, babies are sensitized to the rhythm and melody of their mother tongue. Babies begin to babble a few months after birth.
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Linguists and developmental psychologists study how children learn to speak and what happens in their brains. Apparently, complex processes already take place in infancy.

by ANDREA MERTES

On the street the other day: a mother pushes her baby in a buggy, a dog runs by. The mother then bends down

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