Multimedia Collection
Language Development
VHS
40 minutes
LB1139 .L3 L31 1995
The emphasis in this program is on the development of language in babies and young children. The program follows this development from the first cry of an infant in the delivery room through that of a seven year-old, when language development is almost complete. The program features babies and children attempting to communicate, from crying and babbling to making grammatical errors to speaking fluently. Among the theories discussed in the program are: the argument for and against the Nature-Nurture debate; the Interactionist view; the Whorf-Sapir Hypothesis is described and illustrated with real-life examples; and the question "can non-human animals use language?" is discussed and illustrated with video of chimpanzees.
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