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The Science Of Speech & Identity With Katherine Kinzler

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Why Kids Learn a Language Other Than English

Kids are incredibly attentive to how somebody sounds, and they're absorbing cultural messages about race. Even though systemic racism is all around us, it's important to remember that it is learned. So if you're in a situation where say a grandparent speaks a different language, often parents are in the situation of having a heritage language. And so I think kind of just being aware of the role of linguistic prejudice in society is something that can help parents educate their children about the importance of language in society too.

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