Psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason is a professor emerita at Boston University and a pioneer in the field of children's language. Even as a child, Berko Gleason loved and connected with language. It also made a big impression on her how much her older brother, who suffered from cerebral palsy, struggled to be understood. Berko Gleason shares her Brief But Spectacular take on language. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders