Re: LOGO-L> Language vs Visual

["James E. Hoburg" <james.e.hoburg@lucent.com>]

Das Menon writes:
> My theory on language comprehension is based on the observation that
> children tend to learn languages (spoken) at a much faster rate than adults
> becuase unlike adults they do not associate grammer, syntax etc with a new
> 'language' they encounter. To them it is just a play of sounds. Their
> approach to language, I think, is this: "If I make a sounds in this
> particular manner, this person understands, and if I make sounds in another
> pattern, another person understands."

  Children do learn languages with greater rapidity than adults.  Recent
studies indicate that children also use different parts of their brains when
learning languages than do adults.

Regards,
jeh
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