The Forbidden Experiment: Feral Children
From an Egyptian pharaoh to a Holy Roman Emperor, history is dotted with cruel attempts to discover humanity's "natural" language by raising children in silence. These "forbidden experiments", along with…
Unlocking the Universe of Languages
From an Egyptian pharaoh to a Holy Roman Emperor, history is dotted with cruel attempts to discover humanity's "natural" language by raising children in silence. These "forbidden experiments", along with…
The tragic case of "Genie," a feral child discovered in 1970 after a decade of silent isolation, offers a harrowing look into the "critical period" for language acquisition. While she…