Happy Friday! Ever wonder where language comes from? Well, this week we're diving into where scientists believe human language began as well as how babies learn to speak.

Sources:

“Birth of a Language.” PBS, www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/07/2/l_072_04.html. Accessed 25 Mar 2025.

Futrell, Richard. “When was talking invented? A language scientist explains how this unique feature of human beings may have evolved.” UC Irvine, 8 Aug 2022, www.socsci.uci.edu/newsevents/news/2022/2022-08-08-futrell-when-was-talking-invented.php. Accessed 25 Mar 2025.

“How do infants translate sounds to language?” Zero to Three, 5 Sept 2024, www.zerotothree.org/resource/how-do-infants-translate-sounds-to-language. Accessed 25 Mar 2025.

Kenneally, Christine. “The Cultural Origins of Language.” Scientific American, 1 Sept 2018, www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-cultural-origins-of-language. Accessed 25 Mar 2025.

Kuhl, Patricia K. “How Babies Learn Language.” Scientific American, 1 Nov 2015, www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-babies-learn-language. Accessed 25 Mar 2025.

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