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The Achievement of Language

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Three programmes introduced by ROGER FOWLER. Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of East Anglia
Linguistics is a field of study developing fast and interestingly. This series looks at some developments and some of their implications.
1: Our First Language by RENIRA HUXLEY, Research Fellow in the Department of Child Life and Health at the University of Edinburgh
A child's acquisition of its first language is an amazing feat; equally amazing is the fact that most children pull it off. What are we learning about the secrets of this achievement, and what does it tell us about language?
7.55 Interlude

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Introduced By:
Roger Fowler.
Source: Radio Times

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