The Baby Human: To Talk
One of a three-part series on psychological and motor skill advancements in infants from birth to 18 months. This segment explores how babies learn to recognize spoken language. Why do babies, from their very first day of birth, prefer the sound of another human's voice over every other sound? Is language learned in the womb? How can infants distinguish sounds of other languages from their own native tongue? Why does this process stop after 10 months? Explores a baby's linguistic journey, from cooing to "motherese" during the initial months, and on to the "language explosion" after the first year. Uses current research from Dr. Andrew Meltzoff and other psychologists specializing in infant communication.
Primary Title
- The Baby Human: To Talk
Date Broadcast
- Monday 5 May 2008
Start Time
- 12 : 00
Finish Time
- 12 : 46
Duration
- 46:00
Channel
- Discovery Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- One of a three-part series on psychological and motor skill advancements in infants from birth to 18 months. This segment explores how babies learn to recognize spoken language. Why do babies, from their very first day of birth, prefer the sound of another human's voice over every other sound? Is language learned in the womb? How can infants distinguish sounds of other languages from their own native tongue? Why does this process stop after 10 months? Explores a baby's linguistic journey, from cooing to "motherese" during the initial months, and on to the "language explosion" after the first year. Uses current research from Dr. Andrew Meltzoff and other psychologists specializing in infant communication.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Infants--Development
- Language acquisition
- Children--Language
Genres
- Documentary
- Health
Course Codes
- LINGUIST 101
Hosts
- Tamara Bernier (Narrator)
Contributors
- Kip Spidell (Producer)
- Eileen Thalenberg (Director)
- Eileen Thalenberg (Producer)
- Ellis Vision (Production Unit)
- Discovery Health Channel (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Infants--Development
- Language acquisition
- Children--Language