2006-10-07 10:19:08 · 11 answers · asked by njaymc2003 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
All babies listen unless they have a hearing defect and they hear even in the womb. they will learn whatever language is spoken around them
2006-10-07 10:22:29 · answer #1 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. The speaking does not start until later, of course. The connections in the brain that are needed to hear, understand and speak a language start during the first year of life.
Any brain can learn any language.
The level at which the language is mastered (incl structure of the language and accent) depends on the age at which one is exposed to the language.
2006-10-07 10:38:36 · answer #2 · answered by Claire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The short and simple answer is yes. I moved o Spain a year ago with four children ages 11, 8 ,3 & 1 the children that were faced with a different language every day (the older two) are practically fluent in Spanish now me however I cannot speak much at all. I have just put my 3 year old in a total Spanish speaking preschool and give him 6/8 months he will know as much Spanish as he dose English.
2006-10-07 10:29:59 · answer #3 · answered by carla s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, children are extremely good at learning more than one language. However as they have more to learn they often learn to speak later than children who speak just one language.
Below is a link to a site that you may find useful
http://www.multilingualchildren.org/
2006-10-07 10:24:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, all babies are born with the ability to speak fluent Latin. They must be then taught to speak the language of the land.
(Of course they can listen to and then speak any language)
2006-10-07 10:22:37 · answer #5 · answered by Holden 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would think so, thats how we learnt english by listening to our parents. Try sign language on a baby, they say one major reason a baby cries is because he/she can't tell you whats wrong. But with sign language they can.
2006-10-07 10:23:13 · answer #6 · answered by amgpsycho 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes, they can... Your question is not clear enough. We have to use 3 languages at home plus sign language. my little one ( he is 2 and a half now) got a bit of everything, but it so mixed up! Poor gay!
2006-10-07 10:23:48 · answer #7 · answered by Everona97 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-02 01:23:54 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they can. Did you imagine a French baby has a different brain to, say, a chinese baby?
2006-10-07 10:26:13 · answer #9 · answered by DriverRob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they can....and they can learn as very young children to speak two languages at once....i speak english and my husband speaks bengali...and we both speak to her in each language and she can understand us both very well....altho she mixes them up when she speaks....
2006-10-07 10:31:42 · answer #10 · answered by kimbersweet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋