Babies can learn language sounds in the first few hours of being born – new research

Guillaume Thierry

Babies can learn language sounds in the first few hours of being born – new research

Guillaume Thierry

School of Psychology

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We often think of babies as blank canvases with little ability to learn during the first few weeks of life. But babies actually start processing language and speech incredibly early. Even while in the womb, they learn to discern voices, along with some speech sounds.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 18 Jul 2022

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Cognitive Linguistics

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