Additional Readings

Nicaraguan Sign Language: children creating a new pidgin and creole on the play ground

Website about William's Syndrome: Read Facts and FAQ's

Fertile Minds: a baby's brain during the first three years of development

The Language Explosion: rapid language learning by children

Brain Wired to Recognize Voices: recent localization of a center in mammalian brains for identifying voices

Inside the Animal Mind (PBS): new information about the intelligence, emotions, and consciousness of various kinds of animals

What We All Spoke When the World Was Young: classifying most of the world's languages into just a handful of major groups.