When Does Language Start? | Education World
When Does Language Start? New parents long for their child’s first word. That day comes, and it’s carefully documented in the baby book. (Well, at least for the firstborn.) Friends and family receive texts and status updates about the event, as the child’s language journey has begun. In actuality, language starts well before that first word. It starts even before birth. While in the womb, through sounds and vibrations, the child hears the mother talking. Infants only one day old show a preference for real words. Vouloumanos & Werker (2007) introduced white noise, nonsense words, and con...
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