Babies' Language Learning Starts From The Womb

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Thu, 11/05/2009 - 11:45

From their very first days, newborns' cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study.

The findings suggest that infants begin picking up elements of what will be their first language in the womb, and certainly long before their first babble or coo.

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