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HLJHLJ
Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 1218 Location: Ecuador
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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wangdaning wrote: |
With you on this. I don't care if they have done this since the sun was created, you simply cannot tell what language a baby has. \ full stop\ |
You've completely missed the point. It doesn't show what language a baby does or doesn't 'have', it shows that they can identify differences between one language and another.
The pacifier test shows changes in attention levels. If a baby reliably pays differential attention to different stimuli, then on some level, they must be able to perceive the differences between those stimuli.
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santi84
Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 1317 Location: under da sea
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting. My youngest is 9 weeks - he was exposed to English and French equally in the womb. My oldest is 2 years & 7 months, he is starting at a French nursery on Monday. He was exposed to a mix of English and French as well, his English (my language) took off but his French is now poor (despite a good exposure from living in a francophone town and his grandparents/father). He absolutely has a preference, and that is my language.
Or it's because Special Agent OSO is in English, I'm not sure. |
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thatsforsure
Joined: 11 Sep 2012 Posts: 146
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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It's been used for decades in thousands of experiments on a huge number of topics. |
So has astrology.
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It's extremely robust. |
Robust snake oil. |
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fluffyhamster
Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 3292 Location: UK > China > Japan > UK again
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Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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More breaking news: another brand-new scientific report has discovered that babies have ears, and mothers. That's about as far as it goes, "unfortunately". |
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LongShiKong
Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 1082 Location: China
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:14 am Post subject: |
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wangdaning wrote: |
...you simply cannot tell what language a baby has. \ full stop\ |
Why not? Granted, we're incapable of mind-reading but there's a lot that can gained from observation. Look at Jane Goodall's work. |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:27 am Post subject: |
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Practical application(s)?
I can't personally think of a single one....
Perhaps someone can enlighten me... |
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