Comments on: Mother Tongue, Indeed: Newborn’s Cries Mimic Mama’s Accent

By: Aqaba

Aqaba — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:45:36 +0000

This is not exactly controversial so the ’skepticism’ is entirely unfounded. I’m not even sure it’s news.

It’s a well known fact in language development that children’s “babbling” is particular to the language ‘environment’ they grow up in. Language is a gradual process even in the ‘pre-speech’ phase. Early on, it is at its most unspecific, but rapidly becomes more and more differentiated until they start to speak. And, honestly, any other result would be sensational.

By: zachary

zachary — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:39:28 +0000

You admittedly haven’t read the study, and yet declare it B.S.? Also, you assert that speech patterns are universal…you do discredit to the term sceptic.

By: sceptic

sceptic — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:18:05 +0000

Honestly there are better things to spend research money on that this nonsense. So if we we know that then what? Of what benefit to us is it if we know that our baby cries in chilapalapa? Besides, even the evidence is spurious what controls are they using to ensure that their observations are accurate?Honestly speaking crying patterns and laughter are unversal.I have heard whites who laugh just as funnily as my villager uncle in Lundazi Zambia. Even the cries we see in movies will be the same.Why isnt there a difference in these patterns when people grow up? When their language skills are supposedly well developed? Sorry but this is B.S.!!