November 4, 2011

David Crystal talks about "The Fascinating First Year"


Children Draw Talking art exhibition
On 1 November, the  Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit and University of the West of England's Social Science in the City ™ hosted a lecture in Bristol UK by the world-famous linguist Professor David Crystal. Professor Crystal's topic was ‘The Fascinating First Year’. The focus was on early phonetic development, and on the distinctive nature of parent-child interaction.

Professor Sue Roulstone and Professor David Crystal
The event was attended by over 270 people and also profiled our Children Draw Talking art exhibition. It was held as part of the UK National Year of Speech, Language & Communication: www.hello.org.uk/