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language acquisition

In Africa, as here in the Ghanaian capital Accra, many children grow up in compound buildings, where they are surrounded by many people speaking different languages, and such they experience a rich multilingual environment.

How many languages can you learn at the same time? – Ghanaian babies grow up speaking two to six languages

Categories Brain & Behavior, Social Sciences
Wearable digital recording devices are used to capture day-long home audio recordings of each infant's natural language environment.

Babies’ Babbling Reveals Patterns of Vocal Play and Practice

Categories Brain & Behavior
Babbling zebra finches

Zebra Finch Babbling Crucial for Song Learning, Study Reveals

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans
Happy child

“What a wonderful day, I’m so happy!” Research shows how children learn emotion labels through parents’ speech

Categories Brain & Behavior

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