The Magic of Languages - A Journey of Linguistic Discovery
Date 27 March 2024
Time 16:30 - 17:30
Location Van Emden Lecture Theatre, Edith Morley Building, University of Reading
Event Information
Children's Spring Lecture:
Did you know that most people in the world speak two or more languages? How do they do it? Join Professor Ludovica Serratrice on a journey of linguistic discovery that will take you from babbling babies to children juggling words and sentences in two languages.
Learn about the amazing skills of babies who can tell two languages apart when they are just days old and who babble differently in their two languages. Discover how children who grow up with two or more languages learn to use them with different people and how sometimes they mix them up to great effect! Find out how adults can help children learn and keep all of their languages for life.
The lecture will be interpreted in British Sign Language (BSL) by an interpreter.