ANT102H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dog Bites Man, Kinship Terminology, Word Grammar
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We use language to share common reality with another. Language works with a shared meaning of words. Babies just need exposure to learn it, we are genetically prepared. Any baby can learn any language as long as he is exposed. Babies can hear difference between phonetic contrast (in some languages, some sounds may sound the same, like v and w, babies can hear these differences) They recognize mothers voice first, when in the womb they"re exposed to mothers voice and language. When babies are born the only sound they make is crying. Babies at three months make cooing sounds, cooing is universal among babies. Babies begin to babble around 6 months. They also begin to lose ability to hear phonetic contrast, they may develop accents and can learn the difference between different speakers. Babbling is different between languages, parents enforce babbling sounds that sound like words used in their language.
