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Slightly related. But I've seen documentaries from other remote countries, where children use the same sounds when mocking people. Not the same words, but kinda
by matsemann 3y ago
Slightly related. But I've seen documentaries from other remote countries, where children use the same sounds when mocking people. Not the same words, but kinda the same melody. Is it kinda universal, or was it just chance?
I feel like if I heard children speak in a foreign language, I wouldn't be able to understand if they made fun of someone in a way that need no cultural context, somehow.
- WalterBright 3y agoYou can tell if people speaking a foreign language are making fun of you, even if you don't understand a word.
- hahajk 3y agoIt's universal! Radiolab has an episode on it [1]. We've been talking to babies the same way for thousands of years. [1] https://radiolab.org/podcast/91514-sound-as-touch https://radiolab.org/podcast/91514-sound-as-touch
- kevinwang 3y agoFrom the description, this sounds different than what the parent was talking about