Learning on ScreenLanguage Evolution: A Gene for Language
- Synopsis
- Podcast. Word of Mouth is a BBC Radio 4 series about the English language and the way we use it presented by Michael Rosen. In this edition neuroscientist Dr Frederique Liegeois joins Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright to discuss the genetic basis of language. How do humans learn to speak and use language in extraordinarily sophisticated ways, without any conscious effort, while other animals do not? Recent research suggests that the answer lies, in part, in our genes. And three generations of a British family held the key to discovering which gene. [28 minutes].
- Series
- Word of Mouth
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2015
- Year of production
- 2015
- Notes
- First broadcast 28 October 2015.
- Subjects
- Languages; Linguistics
- Keywords
- genetics; language development; gender differences
Online availability
- URI
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06kcbw4
- Price
- Free
- Delivery
- Streamed/Download
Credits
- Producer
- Mary Ward-Lowery
- Contributor
- Frederique Liegeois; Laura Wright; Michael Rosen
Production Company
- Name
BBC Bristol
Record Stats
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