SPEECH INPUT PHONOLOGY CROSS CULTURAL

Apr 28 2026SCIENCE

How Talking Helps Babies Learn Sounds in Different Worlds

In many parts of the world, babies grow up hearing a lot or very little talking. Researchers wanted to see if the amount of speech aimed at a child matters for how well babies learn the sounds that make up words. They studied two very different places: a rural highland community in Bolivia where peo

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