A study at Northwestern University in Illinois in the United States found that at three months old, babies could already use language to help them understand the world around them.
Lead author Alissa Ferry said, 'This is the youngest we have found an impact of language on how infants group objects in their environment. In some ways it is unexpected, but recent research with infants keeps showing us they know far more than people expect.'
She added, 'Parents and carers should be talking to their babies well before they say their first words. Children are learning about their language and using it to help them figure out the world.'
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