AdvertisementWhy babies babble, and what it can teach adults about languagePlay10:57Download AudioJuly 26, 2023Sydney LupkinCarly RubinRebecca RamirezBrit HansonfacebookEmailUCLA researcher Megha Sundara says that, even early on, babies are very good at imitating the rhythm and intonations — part of what makes up "prosody" — of the language they're hearing. (Image Source/Getty Images)