I'm trying to find information on this but I have no clue where to look. If you could, please give a reference to where you got your information. Thank you.
2006-09-26 10:35:56 · 11 answers · asked by zag 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
"feral, isolated and confined children who entered isolation before they could learn to talk never learned human language while in the wild, since they had nobody to teach them. They cannot spontaneously learn language."
2006-09-26 10:46:20 · answer #1 · answered by Butterscotch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've done a little research on neglected children and have adopted one. They don't talk normally with minimal human contact. Without human contact, language acquisition would be the least of my concerns. Without the emotional bonding, these kids are messed up beyond words. My kids used "point and grunt" as primary means of communication - or they reverted to very animalistic ways of getting what they wanted - much like a feral child would.
2006-09-26 17:49:25 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old is this child? We adopted two siblings, who we had to teach lip function, simple things like drinking through a straw, blowing a whistle, making single syllable sounds. there are alot of mouth movements to start with before you should worry about talking, that will come in time if there isn't another condition preventing it. Maybe you can look up speech therapists, they can give lots of information.
By the way, we have had our children for 3 years now, both are excelling in reading, and are barely quiet!!
good luck and God Bless
2006-09-26 17:43:59 · answer #3 · answered by ru4givenyet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there was a experiment on that, and all the children died. They need human contact not only for verbal communication but for life and everything else. This was on the news a few years ago to see not only if they could develop verbal communication but also what language they would develop, french, German, English etc. I hope this helps you!
2006-09-26 17:45:18 · answer #4 · answered by Golden Ivy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually not. there is a book called "The Book of Lists" that lists at least 10 stories, including in the last 20 or 30 years), of children who lived with wild animals *ie. not with humans* from an early age and not a single one of them ever really learned to speak after being brought back to "civilization."
2006-09-26 18:12:05 · answer #5 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, those children are called feral children, they're brain development is abnormal and they can't learn to really be human if they havn't had human contact beyond the age of 9.
2006-09-26 17:52:18 · answer #6 · answered by suppy_sup 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If a child is completely isolated from spoken language past what is called the "critical age" it becomes incredibly difficult/near impossible for them to develop normal language skills.
2006-09-26 17:46:09 · answer #7 · answered by N 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i cant give u a refernece but it is not possible for a child to learn how to talk. kids learn how to talk by looking at the persons mouth and copying the movements and sound. my science teacher told me but i cant find a website on it.
2006-09-26 17:47:03 · answer #8 · answered by dragonking1990 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. In order to learn to speak, you have to hear it first. You can't make it up on your own.
2006-09-26 17:43:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wont be a real language but they would come up with one on their own
2006-09-26 17:42:14 · answer #10 · answered by raudidave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋