Baby Blue Learns to Talk

by Alex Shapero

How do infants learn the basics of their first languages? Statistical Language Learning (SLL) offers a theory on what's going on in babies brains. How do infants learn the basics of their first languages? Statistical Language Learning (SLL) offers a theory on what's going on in babies brains. In this infographic, you'll find an easy-to-digest introduction to first language acquisition.

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Alex is a first year student in the Changing Education programme, interested in the neural basis of language learning and how to best form policies to support student growth.

Key Words

Statistical Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Neurobiology, Implicit Language Acquisition, Neural Magnet