GLOBE AND MAIL: Study adds to research on ability of infants to recognize dialects long before they can speak themselves
Even with the sound turned off, babies can tell whether a person speaking on video has switched between English and French, a new study suggests.
The findings are the latest contribution to a growing body of research on the remarkable ability of very young infants to process languages.
The paper also shows that babies growing up in bilingual households are better able to retain that ability to visually perceive a switch to another language, whereas such a skill declines among those raised in unilingual settings. French and English look different to babies (more) By Tu Thanh Ha
Mark Alexander
