Computer Program Learns Baby Talk in Any Language

athloi writes "Researchers have made a computer program that learns to decode sounds from different languages in the same way that a baby does. The program will help to shed new light on how people learn to talk. It has already raised questions as to how much specific information about language is hard-wired into the brain."

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Re:Baby talk? I swear at my computer!

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Finnish Vowel Orthography English (or Other) Equivalent

a - "uh" as in the name "Dullah"
aa - "ah" as in "father"
ä - similar to "a" as in "hat" (consider German ä)
ää - similar to "bad" but without the glide
e - "eh" as in "met"
ee - longer "eh", no real English equivalent
i - "ih" as in "sit"
ii - long "ee" as in "read"
o - "aw" (but without the drawl) as in "cot"
oo - like British "sort"
ö - like British "erm" (consider German ö)
öö - Like British "further"
u - halfway between the sound in "foot" and "boot"
uu - like "shoot" but further back in the mouth
y - similar to French u or German ü
yy - longer version of y, somewhat like Scottish "stew"
ai - "eye" as in English "line"
äi - "eh-y" as in Australian "say"
ei - "eh-ee" as in "day" but with both vowels full
oi - "oy" as in "toy" but with both vowels full
öi - like Bronx "heard"
ui - like "ooh-ee" but far back in the mouth
yi - consider Chinese /üi/
au - "ow" as in "sour"
ou - "oh" as in "owe"
eu - "eh-oo" but without glides
iu - "ee-oo" but without glides, similar to Portuguese
äy - no English equivalent (ä+y)
öy - similar to British "oh"
ie - similar to Spanish "sierra"
uo - "oo-oh" but without glides
yö - no English equivalent (ö+y)