Out of the Mouths of Babes

Synopsis

Examines the theory that a child’s ability to talk is partially innate, that babies are born with the capacity to extract not just words, but rules of grammar from what they hear spoken around them. The programme draws on several different studies, though much of it focuses on the work of Harvard University psychiatrists Peter and Jill de Villiers.

Series

Nature of Things, Series

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 27 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1975

Availability

Hire

Uses

Psychiatry of language courses.*

Subjects

Psychology

Keywords

child development; language

Credits

Director

Heather Cook

Producer

Nancy Archibald

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.