An article in today's LA Times states that babies are found to cry in their native tongue. They hear the melody and intonation while they are still in the womb and imitate it once they are born.
Read the article: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-baby-cry7-2009nov07,0,3709302.story
Saturday, November 7, 2009
The Benefits of Speaking Two Languages from a Young Age
Do you have young children who are learning both English and your native language? Here's a very interesting article which discusses the benefits of speaking two languages.
For adults, it also states: "New research even indicates that the onset of Alzheimer's disease in bilinguals is, on average, delayed by four years compared to monolinguals."
Read it: http://tinyurl.com/q757lm
For adults, it also states: "New research even indicates that the onset of Alzheimer's disease in bilinguals is, on average, delayed by four years compared to monolinguals."
Read it: http://tinyurl.com/q757lm
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