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The Birth of Babel

BBC Radio 3
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7 : Bouncy Little Guys
Mothers don't tell their children. 'Child, we humans have agreed that this acoustic waveform "rabbit" shall refer to a class of mammals with floppy ears.' Professor
Leila Gleitman wonders how children do learn to call that bouncy little guy a rabbit.
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Leila Gleitman
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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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