Language acquisition in early childhood is one of the great linguistic mysteries. How do babies learn their commmunity's languages ust by listening? Considering the struggles many adults face in language learning, even with sepcific language educational resources, how do babies learn so quickly? Are babies born with a Language Acquisition Device (as chomsky calls it) which disappears after early childhood or is language transmitted to each generation purely by example?
This show listens in to the various stages of language acquistion, various forms of baby commuication, infant directed speech, the anthopology of childhood games, songs composed by young children and some truly weird music that features babies crying, cooing and giggling.
Inspired by the recent birth...
This show originally aired on Cashmere Radio. For more info, the tracklist or other episodes visit the show's archive at https://cashmereradio.com/shows/the-weirding-module
