3 Jul 2024

The science behind your baby's babbling

From Nights, 10:18 pm on 3 July 2024

A video of Liverpool-based 19-month old baby Orla arguing with her babysitter went viral last week

People commented that her babbles carried a clear Liverpool or 'scouse' accent.

Researchers say even though Orla isn't saying any words, this babble is an important process of language acquisition.

Julian Pine is a professor of psychology from the University of Liverpool, and the director of the UK's International Centre for Research in Language and Communicative Development.

He joins Emile Donovan to explain.