Even before language, babies learn the world through sounds
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 21:30
in Psychology & Sociology
It's not just the words, but the sounds of words that have meaning for us. This is true for children and adults, who can associate the strictly auditory parts of language -- vowels produced in the front or the back of the mouth, high or low pitch -- with blunt or pointy things, large or small things, fast-moving or long-staying things.