Learning to Talk

Published: Oct. 22, 2020, 7 p.m.

Learning a Language Before You Can Feed Yourself or Go to the Bathroom on Your Own is a Feat we Take for Granted
Guest:\xa0Jenny Saffran PhD, Professor of Psychology at University of Wisconsin-Madison
How babies learn language. Understanding the ways that human brains have adapted (and adapt to) the complexities of communication by looking at infants.
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How English Conversation Works
Guest: David Crystal, Honorary Professor of Linguistics at Bangor University, Author of "Let\u2019s Talk: How English Conversation Works"
Conversations are an essential part of our life and communication with everyone around us. But have you ever stopped to wonder how they work?