PLEASE NOTE: This talk will take place in on a DIFFERENT DAY than usual. The talk will start promptly at 5 PM. The next talk in the CDC Seminar series will be given by: Nuria Sebastian Galles, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Date: TUESDAY, July 17, 2012, 5 PM Location: Cognitive Development Center, Hattyú u. 14, 3rd floor Bilinguals in the Craddle: Learning two languages from day zero Abstract: Studies of preverbal infants exposed to a bilingual environment have unveiled the existence of important similarities, but also significant differences in the way monolinguals-to-be and bilinguals-to- be solve the problem of language acquisition. In this talk I will review the evidence that shows how very young babies can differentiate the languages of their environment, how they learn the sounds of their languages, and how they learn the very first words. These studies provide important clues to the nature of the successful solutions bilingual babies develop to learn two languages and to become competent adult bilingual speakers. Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events _______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-subscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-unsubscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu