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Let's explore the incredible way babies learn to speak. And go to https://ground.news/robwords to see how language shapes our perspectives. Save 40% for unlimited access to the Vantage Plan through my link.
How do babies learn to speak? Human language is little short of a miracle. In order to learn to talk, babies need to be little linguistic geniuses. In this video, let's explore how they do that, and find out:
🤰 Why words for mother tend to start with an "m"
🍌 Why babies call bananas "nanas"
🌍 How babies can tell languages apart IN THE WOMB!
==GUESTS==
Prof. Julian Pine – University of Liverpool
Dr. Eylem Altuntas – MARCS Babylab, Western Sydney University
You can support infant research like Eylem’s by checking if there is a Babylab in your area and signing up for a study.
==LINKS===
Eylem’s research: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/desc.13605
Listening in the womb: https://news.ku.edu/news/article/2017/07/13/study-shows-language-development-starts-womb
Recognising word order: researchgate.net/publication/259432259_Abstract_knowledge_of_word_order_by_19_months_An_eye-tracking_study
WRITING & PRESENTING: Rob Watts
EDITING: Noor Hanania (Hire her: ytjobs.co/@noor)
👕COOL TSHIRTS: robwords.com/shop
⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: patreon.com/robwords
📝FREE NEWSLETTER: robwords.com/newsletter
Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok:
robwords.com
https://x.com/robwordsYT
tiktok.com/@robwords
#language #babies #baby #linguistics
Let's explore the incredible way babies learn to speak. And go to https://ground.news/robwords to see how language shapes our perspectives. Save 40% for unlimited access to the Vantage Plan through my link.
How do babies learn to speak? Human language is little short of a miracle. In order to learn to talk, babies need to be little linguistic geniuses. In this video, let's explore how they do that, and find out:
🤰 Why words for mother tend to start with an "m"
🍌 Why babies call bananas "nanas"
🌍 How babies can tell languages apart IN THE WOMB!
==GUESTS==
Prof. Julian Pine – University of Liverpool
Dr. Eylem Altuntas – MARCS Babylab, Western Sydney University
You can support infant research like Eylem’s by checking if there is a Babylab in your area and signing up for a study.
==LINKS===
Eylem’s research: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/desc.13605
Listening in the womb: https://news.ku.edu/news/article/2017/07/13/study-shows-language-development-starts-womb
Recognising word order: researchgate.net/publication/259432259_Abstract_knowledge_of_word_order_by_19_months_An_eye-tracking_study
WRITING & PRESENTING: Rob Watts
EDITING: Noor Hanania (Hire her: ytjobs.co/@noor)
👕COOL TSHIRTS: robwords.com/shop
⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: patreon.com/robwords
📝FREE NEWSLETTER: robwords.com/newsletter
Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok:
robwords.com
https://x.com/robwordsYT
tiktok.com/@robwords
#language #babies #baby #linguistics
