# natuar language of babies **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 15, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natuar-language-of-babies/368834 "2006-08-15T15:22:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Mark\_Dormann\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@John\_Mark\_Dormann\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mark_Dormann_1)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natuar-language-of-babies/368834/1 "2006-08-15T15:22:58Z")
There was an English king, I think in the 17th century who wanted to know what language babies naturally speak. He had babies deprived of hearing any human language since birth. He thought they would speak Hebrew! Can you tell me more of this story? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natuar-language-of-babies/368834/2 "2006-08-15T15:34:24Z")
Googling produced [this:](http://www.snarkout.org/archives/2003/09/03/) However I started by knowing already it was Frederick–although I don’t think he was the only one who ever tried this. ---
**Author:** ![Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hypnagogic_jerk/32/4252_2.png) [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natuar-language-of-babies/368834/3 "2006-08-15T18:27:47Z")
The story **Hilarity** linked to was mentioned earlier in [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6490390&highlight=phrygian#post6490390) and the following one. That thread was interesting.