Herodotus 2.2 gives an instance of a similar experiment tried by Egyptian king Psammetichus. Here the children were exposed to no language. Eventually they ut

Herodotus 2.2 gives an instance of a similar experiment tried by Egyptian king Psammetichus. Here the children were exposed to no language. Eventually they uttered a word ('bekos') that was deemed to be Phrygian. http://old.perseus.tufts.edu/GreekScience/hdtbk2.html http://old.perseus.tufts.edu/GreekScience/hdtbk2.html