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Language Development (FFH)
- 1995 ----- color ----- 40 min ----- vhs
- Explores the development of language in babies and young children. Follows this development from the first cry of an infant in the delivery room through that of a seven year-old when language development is almost complete. Features babies and children attempting to communicate, from crying and babbling to making grammatical errors to speaking fluently. Theories discussed include: the arguments for and against the Nature-Nurture debate; the Interactionist view; the Whorf-Sapir Hypothesis ; and the question "can non-human animals use language?" illustrated with video of chimpanzees.
- Topics: (Child Study, Education, Family Life, Linguistics, Speech Communications)
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