LL-L "Phonology" 2009.11.13 (03) [EN]

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From: Hellinckx Luc <luc.hellinckx at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Phonology"

Beste Lowlanders,

Foetuses are already sampling language, while still in the womb, a recent
study found out.
While crying, newborn babies even seemed to show signs already of a nascent
accent. French babies were compared with German ones, and apparently the
French were initially crying softly, increasing volume after a while. German
babies however, did just the opposite. This was said to be the result of
German, typically stressing first syllables (intonation in longer phrases
was also taken into account):

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/biology_evolution/article6905544.ece

Wonder what becomes of a baby hearing mixed sounds: German mom in a French
environment?

Kind greetings,

Luc Hellinckx, Halle, Belgium

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