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Newborns' cry melody is shaped by their native language
- MilnerRoute 3mo agoI took a class in psychology (several decades ago). The professor made the point that babies also babble in a way that reflects their native language. I think their point was that babbling is an instinctive first step toward trying to communicate. But it also shows how the native language -- what's being spoken around newborns -- is being absorbed.