<P> Reduplicated babbling contains consonant - vowel ( CV ) syllables that are repeated in reduplicated series of the same consonant and vowel ( e.g. , ( bababa ) ) . At this stage , infants ' productions resemble speech much more closely in timing and vocal behaviors than at earlier stages . Starting around 6 months babies also show an influence of the ambient language in their babbling , i.e. , babies ' babbling sounds different depending on which languages they hear . For example , French learning 9 - 10 month - olds have been found to produce a bigger proportion of prevoiced stops ( which exist in French but not English ) in their babbling than English learning infants of the same age . This phenomenon of babbling being influenced by the language being acquired has been called babbling drift . </P>
<P> Reduplicated babbling contains consonant - vowel ( CV ) syllables that are repeated in reduplicated series of the same consonant and vowel ( e.g. , ( bababa ) ) . At this stage , infants ' productions resemble speech much more closely in timing and vocal behaviors than at earlier stages . Starting around 6 months babies also show an influence of the ambient language in their babbling , i.e. , babies ' babbling sounds different depending on which languages they hear . For example , French learning 9 - 10 month - olds have been found to produce a bigger proportion of prevoiced stops ( which exist in French but not English ) in their babbling than English learning infants of the same age . This phenomenon of babbling being influenced by the language being acquired has been called babbling drift . </P>
when a young infant hears the same sound over and over such as ba-ba-ba - what will happen
when a young infant hears the same sound over and over such as ba-ba-ba - what will happen
show an influence of the ambient language in their babbling
show an influence of the ambient language in their babbling