Science News for Kids » vowels http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Learning language before birth http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/learning-language-before-birth/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/01/learning-language-before-birth/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:01:08 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15394 A special pacifier helped researchers study how newborns respond to different vowel sounds. Scientists propose that babies start to recognize language before birth. Credit: C. Moon

Scientists find that newborns can recognize vowel sounds similar to those spoken by their parents]]> A special pacifier helped researchers study how newborns respond to different vowel sounds. Scientists propose that babies start to recognize language before birth. Credit: C. Moon

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