Maternal language shapes infants’ cry melodies

Friday, August 19, 2016 - 09:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Tonal languages sound rather strange to European ears: in contrast to German, French or English, their meaning is also determined by the pitch at which syllables or words are pronounced. A seemingly identical sound can mean completely different things – depending on whether it is pronounced with high pitch, low pitch or a specific pitch […]

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