The Monster's Language Acquisition in Mary Shelly's Frankenstein: How Far is Fiction from Fact?

Abstract

A presentation was given by Dr. Helena Halmari on the monster's acquisition of language in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, with special reference to how this process differs from what happens in reality when children acquire their first language or adults learn their second languages. A video of the presentation is available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxwYFqiywkQ