NPR: Prosody https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=135212556 Prosody en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:09:45 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Prosody https://www.npr.org/tags/135212556/prosody Talking Birds, Chatty Babies And The Mysteries Of Language The ability to talk, or sound like you're talking, can be found in some unexpected places. For instance, some parrots can sound just like their owners. Do they know what they're doing? Is there any meaning there? Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:10:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2011/04/07/135209962/watch-listen-and-wonder-the-mysteries-of-language https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2011/04/07/135209962/watch-listen-and-wonder-the-mysteries-of-language

The ability to talk, or sound like you're talking, can be found in some unexpected places. For instance, some parrots can sound just like their owners. Do they know what they're doing? Is there any meaning there?

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