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WNYC's Radiolab

Words

Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich Nov. 13, 2011
It's almost impossible to imagine a world without words. But in this hour, we try to do just that....

We meet a woman who taught a 27-year-old man the first words of his life, hear a firsthand account of what it feels like to have the language center of your brain wiped out by a stroke, and retrace the birth of a brand new language 30 years ago.

Learn more or listen again to this week's episode.

Banner image: flickr/ManojVasanth

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Jad Abumrad, Robert Krulwich

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