An acoustic analysis was made of the speech characteristics of individuals recorded before and during a prolonged stay in Antarctica. A computational model was
Humans mimic others speech (unconsciously) in order to fit in
No, it’s because the brain uses the speech from others as additional learning feedback when speaking, as explained in the publication. This is why young children, who have zero interest in fitting in, still develop their accents from their social environment — even if that environment drastically changes
No, it’s because the brain uses the speech from others as additional learning feedback when speaking, as explained in the publication. This is why young children, who have zero interest in fitting in, still develop their accents from their social environment — even if that environment drastically changes
Couldn’t that be called subconsciously wanting to fit in?
There are evolutionary benefits to fitting in for social animals, so of course children would subconsciously do that