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| Title | Article: Babies Learn Language Basics While Still in Womb |
| Body | From http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/13722/20130102/babies-learn-language-basics-still-womb.htm Babies Learn Language Basics While Still in Womb A new study shows that children begin learning vowels in their native language while still in the womb. By Amber Moore January 2, 2013 Babies learn language while still in the womb, a new study has found. Although, previous research said that babies are ready to start learning language by their first month, the new study shows that children begin learning vowels in their native language while still in the womb. The new study by Christine Moon, a professor of psychology at Pacific Lutheran University and colleagues shows that babies, only few hours old, show an interest in foreign words. The study included 40 babies, about 30 hours old. While still in the nursery, the babies listened to vowel sounds in their native tongue and in foreign languages. Researchers assessed babies' interest in sounds by measuring the amount of time babies sucked on a pacifier that was wired into a computer that measured their reaction to sounds. Read more at http://www.medicaldaily.com/articles/13722/20130102/babies-learn-language-basics-still-womb.htm#Yz62vrePYztVIC7Z.99 |
| Source | Medical Daily |
| Inputdate | 2013-01-11 06:31:29 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2013-01-11 06:31:29 |
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| Publishdate | 2013-01-14 00:00:00 |
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