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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

Wearable digital recording devices are used to capture day-long home audio recordings of each infant's natural language environment.

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