A Language Analysis of the First Cry Made by a Newborn


Authors : Oloidi,Olugbenga Ebenezer

Volume/Issue : Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 11 - November

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Anxiety often grips everyone present when a new baby makes his/her first appearance to the world. With the appearance, there are expected vital signs that would confirm the baby’s healthy working lungs and the subsequent survival in the world. The first cry is eagerly anticipated by the midwives, with the mindset of allaying all fears and anxieties that could follow the delivery. The questions that may necessarily come to mind are: why is so much importance attached to the first cry? What message does the baby communicate when he first makes the first cry? Can any linguistic meaning be deciphered from such a cry? Is this first cry expressed in any particular language or is a mere sound made through the vocal cord? The crux of this paper is to examine the relationship between the mother and unborn fetus on one hand, and to argue the significance of the first cry of a newborn with a bid of giving a linguistic connotation to the sound on the other hand.

Keywords : language, cry, newborn, gestation.

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