Language: Crash Course Psychology #16
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Baby Kanzi was recently adopted, and adjusting to life in his new home. His mother was working with a language coach to learn some English, and Kanzi usually came along, though he didn’t appear to pay much attention. But the language coach noticed that he seemed to be picking up on how to communicate, just by watching his mother’s lessons. Oddly enough, it appeared that he was picking things up faster than his mom. For example, the phrases “you tickle” and “tickle you” meant two different things, and Kanzi’s mom, she was having a hard time understanding that syntax. But one day Kanzi was hanging out, playing with stuffed animals, and the coach asked him to make the dog bite the snake. Kanzi put the snake in the dog’s mouth, like it was no...
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Baby Kanzi was recently adopted, and adjusting to life in his new home. His mother was working with a language coach to learn some English, and Kanzi usually came along, though he didn’t appear to pay much attention. But the language coach noticed that he seemed to be picking up on how to communicate, just by watching his mother’s lessons. Oddly enough, it appeared that he was picking things up faster than his mom. For example, the phrases “you tickle” and “tickle you” meant two different things, and Kanzi’s mom, she was having a hard time understanding that syntax. But one day Kanzi was hanging out, playing with stuffed animals, and the coach asked him to make the dog bite the snake. Kanzi put the snake in the dog’s mouth, like it was no...
